Health workers regret that occupational safety protocols “do not sufficiently take into account” the risk of spreading the virus
Health workers regret that occupational safety protocols “do not take sufficient account” of the risk of spreading the virus.
The mandatory use of masks in all public spaces that are closed, including offices and classrooms, is “a matter of consistency,” said a group of doctors this Friday, who called for urgent “awareness” before classes start.
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Although the mask has been mandatory since July 20, in closed public places (shops, public offices, etc.) and the Government is in favor of extending its use to outdoor areas as well, these toilets regret that the current protocols for job security have been violated. They “do not sufficiently consider” the risk of spreading Covid-19 through airborne aerosols, according to their article published online by Release.
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“In a store or at work, at work or on a course (…) the air flows around us in the same way and is not renewed frequently, the virus spreads and accumulates (…). If the smoke from a single cigarette can reach us, then Sars-CoV-2 can too,” say the signatories, including infectious disease doctor Karine Lacombe, president of the liberal doctors’ union UFMLS Jérôme Marty and the creators of the Stop collective, who have been talking to them for months, advocated reinforcing the role of the mask in the fight against the sars coronavirus: “The use of a mask outdoors cannot be required in certain risk situations, leaving it marginally optional in locations that are clearly identified as triggers for this epidemic,” they added.
The example of the Italian government
According to the Ministry of Health, 49% of the recorded outbreaks of clustered cases are “in the workplace.” Likewise, “it is urgently necessary to make the use of masks mandatory in all closed spaces, in all offices, in all classrooms and amphitheatres, and also unambiguously promote remote work, distance courses and the reorganization of classes with less, as she decided, for example, the Italian government”, they affirm.
this measure will also limit viral infections and febrile syndromes”, which will prevent many employees from being in vain quarantine awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test, they say. Finally, they warned against the temptation to “underestimate the risk of transmission in schools,” citing a recent position paper from the German Society for Virology.
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Updated date: August 14, 2020, 20:58
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Source: newstars.edu.vn