{"id":3350,"date":"2022-10-05T12:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2022-10-05T12:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:39:16","slug":"how-does-this-the-amount-of-ventilation-required-vary-depending-on-the-type-of-room-and-its-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/2022\/10\/05\/how-does-this-the-amount-of-ventilation-required-vary-depending-on-the-type-of-room-and-its-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"How does this the amount of ventilation required vary depending on the type of room and its usage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of ventilation are greatest in rooms where people spend more time together (&gt;30 min).<\/p>\n<p>In many buildings the air distribution in rooms is poor, and stagnant spaces may create zones of higher risk.<\/p>\n<p>There is evidence from several studies that air movement happens between rooms, and this can result in transmission between rooms <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/375\/bmj-2021-065312\">Visualising SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations | The BMJ<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You should consider ventilation in all spaces in a building, not just a small number of rooms. 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