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dc.contributor.author | Zhen J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Schoonees A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Apatu E | - |
dc.contributor.author | Thabane L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Young T | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-09T15:36:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-09T15:36:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-07 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26548 | - |
dc.description.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. | - |
dc.publisher | SA MEDICAL ASSOC | - |
dc.rights.uri | 6 | - |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject | Coronavirus Infections | - |
dc.subject | Hand Hygiene | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Masks | - |
dc.subject | Pandemics | - |
dc.subject | Pneumonia, Viral | - |
dc.subject | Public Health | - |
dc.subject | Respiratory Tract Infections | - |
dc.subject | Transportation | - |
dc.subject | Ventilation | - |
dc.title | Transmission of respiratory viruses when using public ground transport: A rapid review to inform public health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.date.updated | 2021-06-09T15:36:33Z | - |
dc.rights.license | Attribution-NonCommercial - CC BY-NC | - |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14751 | - |
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