The widespread transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has increased scientific and societal interest in air cleaning technologies, and their potential to mitigate the airborne spread of microorganisms. In this paper, published in Applied Biosafety, researchers from...
Why attendance focus reiterates the need for good ventilation in schools After three disrupted academic years, it is evident minimising school absences for all students is vital. In some areas attendance remains stubbornly low and there are significant regional...
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...
As part of Theme 2 of PROTECT, researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Strathclyde have been investigating ventilation in prisons and the impact this could have on transmission in these high-risk settings. In this blog, Cristina Rodriguez Rivero and Sara...
This paper, published in the International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health and produced by researchers funded under Theme 2 of the PROTECT study, details the development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model of droplets and aerosols to increase...
As we face another festive season under the shadow of COVID-19, the Royal Institution has dedicated its annual Christmas Lectures to exploring how science has responded to the pandemic. In the second of three lectures hosted by England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer...
This paper, published in the British Medical Journal and produced by researchers funded under Theme 2 of the PROTECT study, provides an interactive graphic of COVID-19 virus transmission routes, with supporting commentary and analysis. The tool enables users to...
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...
This paper, published in BMJ Open and produced by researchers funded under Theme 2 of the PROTECT study, details the evidence and analysis that was used to support the development of the COVID-19 virus transmission visualisation simultaneously published in the British...
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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