[travelnurse]

I respectfully disagree. I really hate to disagree, even respectfully with a nurse, but, until the route of transmission of the disease is well known and understood, infection control techniques are not going to be effective.

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I respect your opinion, even if you are mistaken in this case.
Gowns, gloves and proper respirator mask have been clinically proven to be a protective barrier against cross-contamination, and very effective. These people have just been lax, and too cheap to provide the proper the equipment.

[Bluewave]

It appears that we are going to have to disagree. I could go on and on, but we would wind up searching for things to argue about rather than solve the problem.

The cross contamination error rates in gown, gloves, and masks are sufficiently high for me to question their efficacy. It really depends on how contagious this disease turns out to be and how insidious the route of infection is. Suppose it can enter through the ears? How is your mask going to help you there?

[philomath]

just to stir a little: if the hypothesis of transmission from fomites 40 days after initial contamination is correct, how are we gonna deal with the rooms' furniture, beds, etc. prevention of patient-patient transmission looks problematic at this early stage....