This is how fast coronavirus can infect an entire hospital
A recently published study revealed that it was much faster than you probably think.
As a place where the most infected patients gather, there is virtually nothing to risk a hospital in potential coronavirus contamination. And even if the correct disinfection and use of facial masks are strictly observed at the hospital, the basic function of a medical room makes it always relatively easy for diseases to spread alarmingly. But just at what speed? According to a recent study of College University London,A virus can find its way on most areas of a hospital In just three days.
To determine this, the researchers simply simulated thepropagation of Covid-19 through surfaces In a hospital by placing water with an infecting DNA of plants on a handrail in an insulation room. Forty-four sites throughout the building were tested over the next five days, which revealed that during the third day, a shocking of 86% of the sites sampled in the clinical zones tested positive.
"People can be infected with COVID-19 throughRespiratory droplets produced during cough or sneezing, "co-authorElaine Cloutman-Green, MD, leading the scientist of health care at the Grand Hospital d'Ormond, said in theJournal of Hospital Infection. "Similarly, if these droplets land on a surface, a person can be infected after entering into contact with the surface, then touch the eyes, nose or mouth."
CLOUTMAN-GREEN added that the conclusions are "an important reminder that health workers and all visitors to a clinical context can help prevent its spread through strict hand hygiene,Cleaning of surfacesand correct use of personal protective equipment (EPP). "
The researchers are quick to emphasize that while the study shows how fast viruses can spread around medical buildings, it does not provide the probability that someone is infected in the footsteps.
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The results are particularly Jarring considering the speed with whichHospitals suddenly become overwhelmed by coronavirus patients again. Texas just had his third consecutive day ofCoronavirus Record Hospitalizations and eight other North Carolina, South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah andArizona-also let's see their submerged icus. So, if you have to go to the hospital for reasons related to coronavirus, be sure to practice all the necessary precautions. And for more dangerous points unexpectedly, check7 "sure" locations where you could catch coronavirus.
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