For people working at home due to COVID-19, sealing the house to make it more energy efficient may bring with it the risk from elevated radon. COVID-19 – A danger in making homes energy efficientJuly 13, 2020 in COVID-19 / IAQ / Radiation / War stories tagged radon by admin
Prevention of COVID-19 by legislation and guidelines is largely unsupported by evidence and appears to rely on Rules of Thumb in infection control procedures in healthcare. COVID-19 Evidence based interventions. Social DistancingJune 8, 2020 in COVID-19 / Crisis management / IAQ / Industrial Ventilation / Infection Control / Occupational Hygiene / Research / Respiratory protection / Sources of information by admin
Qantas is making cheap superficial changes that will fall to protect passengers (and staff) from COVID-19 COVID-19 – QantasMay 19, 2020 in COVID-19 / Respiratory protection tagged Qantas by admin
A COVID-19 vaccine is closer, but there will be major problems getting people to use it, particularly in a world of misinformation. COVID-19 – VaccineMay 19, 2020 in COVID-19 / Crisis management tagged Herd Immunity / Social Sciences / Vaccine by admin
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the “key decision making committee for health emergencies. It is comprised of all state and […] COVID-19 Missing in action – AHPPC. The eye of the ...May 3, 2020 in COVID-19 / Crisis management / Infection Control tagged AHPPC / Australian Health Protection Principal Committee / Chief Health Officers / Footy by admin
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. Australia and New Zealand are both island states but well connected to the world with airlines and shipping. Many of the COVID-19 cases […] COVID-19 Deaths AU, US, NZ and UKApril 21, 2020 in COVID-19 / Crisis management / Infection Control tagged expected deaths by admin
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. The ABC reports that Driving Tests are now cancelled in all states except the NT due to the risk to the public servant […] COVID-19 Driving testsApril 17, 2020 in COVID-19 / Infection Control by admin
[Translate] This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. International air travel is perhaps the most important factor in the rapid spread of pandemics. It is not only the movement of infectious […] COVID-19 Aircraft ventilation designApril 8, 2020 in COVID-19 / IAQ / Industrial Ventilation / Infection Control / Sources of information by admin
Home made face masks may not give the desired protection against COVID-19 COVID-19 Homemade Face MasksApril 8, 2020 in COVID-19 / Crisis management / Infection Control / Occupational Hygiene / Respiratory protection / Sources of information by admin
Elsevier are to be congratulated for making COVID-19 research freely available in an easy to access website. The impact is global. COVID-19 Publishers are making access to COVID-19 research freeApril 6, 2020 in COVID-19 / Crisis management / Infection Control / Research tagged Coronavirus / COVID-19 / Elsevier / National Academies Press by admin