Protecting healthcare workers from inhaled SARS-CoV-2 virus
The current Covid-19 emergency presents enormous challenges in the prevention of infection in healthcare workers. TV and media images of these workers show a huge variety of personal protective equipment (PPE) being used, in many cases being worn incorrectly by healthcare workers, compromising the effectiveness. The question is to what extent are these workers at risk of infection from inhaled virus particles and if they are at risk, how should they best be protected?
Publication Number: P/20/27
First Author: Cherrie JW
Other Authors: Loh M, Aitken RJ.
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