{"id":3913,"date":"2023-05-15T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?p=3913"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:34:59","slug":"quantifying-the-risk-of-workplace-covid-19-clusters-in-terms-of-commuter-workplace-and-population-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/2023\/05\/15\/quantifying-the-risk-of-workplace-covid-19-clusters-in-terms-of-commuter-workplace-and-population-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantifying the risk of workplace COVID-19 clusters in terms of commuter, workplace, and population characteristics."},"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; 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