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To: sockmonkey

I found these, but from PRC sources, so it should be considered suspect without further corroboration:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-09/Transmission-of-coronavirus-via-small-particles-in-air-not-confirmed-NWhBQtItZm/index.html

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200219_43/

but the Singapore Ministry of Health says “Singaporean MOH: No evidence of aerosol transmission for novel coronavirus”

https://www.soyacincau.com/2020/02/11/singapore-wuhan-2019-novel-coronavirus-moh-no-evidence-aerosol-transmission-airborne/

Then found this “Review of Aerosol Transmission of Influenza A Virus”

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/11/06-0426_article

and this “Controversy: Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers”

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/741245_3


1,173 posted on 03/01/2020 10:39:56 AM PST by Fury
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To: Fury

Ok, I’m going on memory here, but on the early threads... here were the signs it was aerosolized:

The doctor who said he got it being the the room just a few minutes near another person
Doctor mentioned getting it through the eyes
Wuhan telling quarantined people to turn of AC systems
Quarantined person caught it from person apartment below
Home Kong high rise evacuated because of cases, virus carried through sewer pipes
CDC admitted to daughter of cruise couple it was floating in the air system.


1,180 posted on 03/01/2020 10:51:42 AM PST by LilFarmer
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To: Fury

China admits aerosol infection possible in coronavirus outbreak

KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - Feb 20, 2020 - 13:14 | World, All
China’s health authorities have admitted that people may contract the pneumonia-causing COVID-19 coronavirus by inhaling small virus-containing particles floating in the air, or so-called aerosol infection.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/02/8cd9ef77bf8d-china-admits-aerosol-infection-possible-in-coronavirus-outbreak.html


1,183 posted on 03/01/2020 10:58:00 AM PST by LilFarmer
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To: Fury

This is interesting. American Academy for Anesthesiologists recommends:

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Information for Health Care Professionals
...

Place patients in an Airborne Infection Isolation Room2
Health care professionals entering the room should use airborne and contact precautions, including eye protection.
Personal protective equipment3 (PPE) to be worn includes:
Either an N95 mask, for which one has been fit-tested, or a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR)4.;
A face shield or goggles;
A gown;
Gloves.
...
An Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR) has a negative-pressure relative to the surrounding area. A minimum of 6 air changes per hour (12 air changes per hour are recommended for new construction or renovation). Air from these rooms should be exhausted directly to the outside or be filtered through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter before recirculation. Room doors should be kept closed except when entering or leaving the room, and entry and exit should be minimized. Facilities should monitor and document the proper negative-pressure function of these rooms. If an AIIR is not available, patients who require hospitalization should be transferred as soon as is feasible to a facility where an AIIR is available.“

https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/governance-and-committees/asa-committees/committee-on-occupational-health/coronavirus


1,184 posted on 03/01/2020 11:02:06 AM PST by LilFarmer
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