Good ventilation can significantly reduce the risk of exposure to airborne virus particles, providing there is enough fresh air flow or good filtration.There is evidence from Covid-19 outbreak studies that in buildings with better ventilation, infection rates are...
Transmission via surfaces is possible but it is likely to account for a relatively small proportion of transmission for Covid-19. When measured in the vicinity of an infected person it has been possible in a very small number of studies to find live virus on a...
Although there are no “safe” levels for occupancy of a room, you can judge the appropriate number of people for a space can be made based on the type and size of space, the activity, the duration of time spent there, and the ventilation.The following rules of thumb...
Managing the number of people in a building or room can have a significant effect on the risk of transmission.Reducing the number of people has three effects - it reduces the chance than an infectious person is present, it reduces the number of people who can be...
Multiple control measures are required. This includes testing, self-isolation and local contact tracing, reduced close contact and effective ventilation.Requirements vary dependent on the workplace environment, and we advise decision makers to carry out a risk...
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