Thread by @Orla_Hegarty, #NursingHomes important to know #Covid19 builds up & spreads like cigarette smoke; [...]

Orla Hegarty

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#NursingHomes important to know #Covid19 builds up & spreads like cigarette smoke; so closed windows in cold weather is making conditions high-risk for super spread- it can be easily mitigated by airing rooms (ventilation), air purefier fans (filtration) & checks with CO2 monitor

Ventilation & air filtration https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2020/10/18/improving-indoor-air-quality-prevent-covid-19/3566978001/

Ventilation and air filtration play a key role in preventing the spread of COVID-19 indoors

As schools and offices open up, here’s what building managers should do to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in the air we breathe

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2020/10/18/improving-indoor-air-quality-prevent-covid-19/3566978001/

#Nursinghomes -use air filtration fan units to ‘clean’ virus from a room for <€100 (& diy options also work)

#Nursinghomes -check poor ventilation with a CO2 (carbon dioxide) monitor for <€150 https://elemental.medium.com/air-purifiers-air-filters-and-the-best-diy-hacks-to-reduce-the-coronavirus-risk-14169e8839c5

Air Purifiers, Air Filters, and the Best DIY Hacks to Reduce the Coronavirus Risk

How to clear the air in your home to protect against airborne Covid-19 transmission

https://elemental.medium.com/air-purifiers-air-filters-and-the-best-diy-hacks-to-reduce-the-coronavirus-risk-14169e8839c5

#NursingHomes Hacks to check & improve air quality #Covid19 https://www.covidstraighttalk.org/hacks

‘In a care home, the R number is probably 10. For whole population, R number may be below 1..

[an average R] is useful in epidemiology textbook. It is not useful in public health measures’

[Prof Hugh Pennington https://reaction.life/hugh-pennington-interview-covid-19-is-about-superspreading-and-there-is-no-second-wave/

Hugh Pennington interview: Covid-19 is about superspreading, and there is no second wave - Reaction

I was joined by Professor Hugh Pennington, an emeritus professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen. He chaired inquiries … Continue reading "Hugh Pennington interview: Covid-19 is about...

https://reaction.life/hugh-pennington-interview-covid-19-is-about-superspreading-and-there-is-no-second-wave/

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