Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of cases in workplaces have frequently been reported worldwide. Some industries have seen elevated rates of outbreaks, including healthcare settings, where the risk of exposure to patients with COVID-19 is high, and...
Workplace outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in public-facing offices have rarely been reported in the literature, despite workers’ proximity to members of the...
As part of the COVID-19 Outbreak investigation to Understand Transmission (COVID-OUT) study, Theme 1 researchers from the PROTECT NCS conducted environmental surface sampling at workplaces reporting cases of COVID-19 within their workforce, to establish areas of...
This paper, from Theme 1 researchers from the PROTECT NCS, and published in the International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, describes an investigation, as part of the COVID-OUT (COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation to Understand Transmission) study of an...
In March 2021, an outbreak of COVID-19 occurred at a plastics manufacturing workplace in the United Kingdom, and an initial investigation was conducted by Public Health England’s local Health Protection Team. After notification of this outbreak, the COVID-OUT team...
This study from Theme 1 researchers of the PROTECT NCS used novel national data linkages to identify potential risk factors of workplace COVID-19 clusters, including possible protective effects of vaccination and increased physical distance at work. This e-print...
As part of the COVID-19 Outbreak investigation to Understand Transmission study (COVID-OUT) study, environmental surface sampling was conducted at workplaces reporting cases of COVID-19 within their workforce to establish areas of contamination within workplaces,...
Researchers on Theme 1 of the PROTECT NCS, were tasked with conducting a systematic literature review of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in occupational settings to advance the knowledge of risk factors as well as interventions most relevant to the prevention and control of the...
This paper, produced by researchers from Theme 1 of the PROTECT study, investigates the relative frequency and size of COVID-19 outbreaks in different workplaces and industrial sectors in England. Using UK Health Security Agency data from 18 May to 12 October 2020,...
Essential work continued throughout the pandemic and reducing transmission of the virus in the workplace was a primary concern for the government in the UK. Occupations providing essential services remained open during COVID-19 lockdowns. Essential sectors, such as...
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