🚨 NEW: There should be an "inquiry" into teachers infected with Covid because of a lack of emphasis from the government on transmission through poor ventilation, according to @bmj_latest editor-in-chief @fgodlee tes.com/news/call-inqu… - me via @tes
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Dr Godlee also said there now needs to be a "major investment" from the government in making schools "safe". (2/5)
The BMJ editor-in-chief said an increased emphasis on aerosol spread – meaning transmission through airborne particles – had come "too late" for teachers infected with Covid through a "lack of adequate PPE". (3/5)
She said there was "real case to be answered there", and called for an inquiry into how the messaging on transmission had been handled by the government. (4/5)
Dr Godlee was speaking as the BMJ published an editorial stating that "improving indoor ventilation and air quality will help us all to stay safe". (5/5)
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