COVID‐19 environmental transmission and preventive public health measures
Sotiris Vardoulakis, Meru Sheel, Aparna Lal, Darren J. Gray
Abstract
With new COVID19 cases decreased to very low levels in most parts of Australia, although persisting in a number of hotspots �C mainly in the state of Victoria �C and increasing in some other countries such as Brazil, it is time to reflect on the effectiveness and unintended consequences of public health measures taken so far at home and overseas to prevent transmission, and to identify challenges ahead.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental healthPublic healthTransmission (telecommunications)BetacoronavirusMedicinePandemicVirologyNursingTelecommunicationsOutbreakComputer scienceDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Infection Control and VentilationClimate Change and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 impact on air quality