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Title: | Transmission of respiratory viruses when using public ground transport: A rapid review to inform public health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Authors: | Zhen J Chan C Schoonees A Apatu E Thabane L Young T |
Keywords: | COVID-19;Coronavirus Infections;Hand Hygiene;Humans;Masks;Pandemics;Pneumonia, Viral;Public Health;Respiratory Tract Infections;Transportation;Ventilation |
Publication Date: | 7-May-2020 |
Publisher: | SA MEDICAL ASSOC |
Abstract: | In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous countries worldwide declared national states of emergency and implemented interventions to minimise the risk of transmission among the public. Evidence was needed to inform strategies for limiting COVID-19 transmission on public transport. On 20 March 2020, we searched MEDLINE, CENTRAL, Web of Science and the World Health Organization's database of 'Global research on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)' to conduct a rapid review on interventions that reduce viral transmission on public ground transport. After screening 74 records, we identified 4 eligible studies. These studies suggest an increased risk of viral transmission with public transportation use that may be reduced with improved ventilation. International and national guidelines suggest the following strategies: keep the public informed, stay at home when sick, and minimise public transport use. Where use is unavoidable, environmental control, respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene are recommended, while a risk-based approach needs to guide the use of non-medical masks. |
metadata.dc.rights.license: | Attribution-NonCommercial - CC BY-NC |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26548 |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14751 |
ISSN: | 0256-9574 2078-5135 |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty Publications (via McMaster Experts) |
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