The risk of being exposed to COVID-19 particles increases with shorter physical distance to a patient, higher patient viral load and poor ventilation. Measurements taken by researchers at Lund University in Sweden of airborne virus in hospitals provide new knowledge about how best to adapt health care to reduce the risk of spread of infection. Researchers hope current international guidelines in health care will be changed.
New knowledge about airborne virus particles could help hospitals
The risk of being exposed to COVID-19 particles increases with shorter physical distance to a patient, higher patient viral load and poor ventilation. Measurements taken by researchers at Lund University in Sweden of airborne virus in hospitals provide new knowledge about how best to adapt health care to reduce the risk of spread of infection. Researchers hope current international guidelines in health care will be changed.