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...
This paper, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, produced by researchers from Theme 1 of the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study, discusses workplace-related outbreaks of COVID-19. The manufacturing sector presents a...
This preprint paper, produced by researchers from Theme 1 and Theme 4 of the PROTECT study, details an investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak that took place in a public-facing office in England from August to September 2021. As part of the COVID-OUT project within...
This suite of materials – including research questionnaires, participant information sheets, and environmental data collection frameworks – is used to deliver the COVID-OUT study (part of Theme 1 of PROTECT). Related Contact Us...
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