Long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards | Scientific Reports
Article Open Access Published: 11 November 2020 Long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 19589 (2020) Cite this article 153 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2, as well as other coronaviruses, can be dispersed and potentially transmitted by aerosols directly or via ventilation systems. We therefore investigated ventilation openings in one COVID-19 ward and central ducts that expel indoor air from three COVID-19 wards at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, during April and May 2020. Swab samples were taken from individual ceiling ventilation openings and surfaces in central ducts. Samples were subsequently subjected to… Lire la suite »Long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards | Scientific Reports