Experts urge WHO to strengthen airborne virus precautionary measures
· News-Medical"WHO should change its default response – the starting point should not be to downplay the risk of airborne transmission until it is definitively proven. "
The group writes: "The starting point should be the immediate adoption of precautionary measures to reduce airborne transmission, such as respirator use by healthcare workers, [infected people] and their close contacts." They also recommend WHO include guidelines on improving ventilation, avoiding unfiltered air recirculation and use of portable HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filtration in all enclosed quarantine and transport settings."
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