The UK Government's latest report, "The Occupational Impact of COVID-19 in the Transport and Education Sectors," provides a comprehensive analysis of how the pandemic has affected workers in these critical fields. Conducted by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council...
As part of the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and the environment, researchers from The University of Manchester, along with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are conducting a study looking on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the...
Surface to hand transfer of viruses represents a potential mechanism for human exposure. Transmission of pathogens may involve a range of routes and has high complexity due to behavioural and situational circumstances of humans living in complex environments.One route...
This paper published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, by researchers from Theme 3 of PROTECT, discusses exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent development of COVID-19 and death from COVID-19, occupational variations, and risks for those categorised...
This survey is now closedIn light of today’s (24 January 2022) announcement that the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and environment will continue for another year, stakeholders are being invited to help shape this important next stage of the...
It has been announced today (24 Jan 2022) that the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and environment will continue for another year, taking the programme up until March 2023. Extra money has been allocated to the programme that will enable...
A new interactive graphic developed by PROTECT-funded researchers and published by the British Medical Journal today (1 December 2021) will help people understand how the COVID-19 virus is transmitted in everyday situations, and what they can do to protect themselves...
Collection of CO2 and occupancy data in offices enables the identification of poorly ventilated or overcrowded work areas. Quiet desk work in a well-ventilated office is unlikely to significantly spread COVID-19 via the airborne route, but infected people who...
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