With evidence showing the COVID virus is airborne, it’s no coincidence many outbreaks in schools have occurred in winter – when windows are closed.
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Researchers are piecing together clues to better understand the puzzling array of symptoms in those who never seem to fully recover from COVID-19.
We found two small air cleaners in a single hospital room could clear 99% of potentially infectious COVID aerosols within 5.5 minutes.
Simulations of classrooms and offices can help determine the safest configurations to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Because COVID-19 is airborne, we can’t know if the shelter system is as safe as it should be without seeing metrics related to ventilation, filtration and occupancy.
Airborne transmission is likely to be behind several recent leaks in hotel quarantine. But the Northern Territory has a quarantine model that works.
Ventilation is one of the most important methods of preventing the spread of infectious disease, a fact we’ve known for centuries.
Studying how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, travels through indoor air spaces can help reduce transmission risk.
Open windows and doors, use fans, and set your aircon to pull fresh air from outside.
Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading the coronavirus. But removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce some of that risk.
Super-spreader events typically have the ‘three Vs" in common: indoor venues, poor ventilation and vocalisation. But many buildings frequented by the public lack ventilation or the means to monitor it.
COVID-19 and holiday family gatherings are not a good pair. But taking the right precautions before, during and after the family gets together can greatly reduce coronavirus risk this holiday season.
Our video shows aerosol emissions from singing a simple scale. No wonder singing in a choir can be risky.
Most aged care homes are designed to be naturally ventilated. But when windows are closed to keep out the cold, poor ventilation appears to be common – and that’s a problem for infection control.
Good ventilation can reduce the risk of catching coronavirus. An environmental engineer explains how to know if enough outside air is getting into a room and what to do if ventilation is bad.
Why do so few modern buildings have opening windows?
PODCAST: The third part of a series from The Anthill Podcast on how the world recovered from major crises throughout history focuses on the recovery after 1918.
Mechanical ventilators are often used in life and death situations, treating patients with pneumonia, brain injury and stroke. One mechanical ventilator can cost up to A$82,000.
Our health depends on the quality of air indoors, where most of us spend 90% of our time. The easiest solution is to open a window, but what if that’s not an option?
The Palace of Westminster is due to undergo a refurbishment and the original designs for its ventilation system are still relevant today.
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Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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AI, Medicine and Data Justice Post-Doctoral Fellow, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Environmental Science, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Queen's University Belfast
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
