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If the virus is a low risk from an aerosolization point of view is it worth investigating the use of HEPA filters to purify the air in room where we accommodate the Covid patients. The same question can be asked with regards to the use of UV.
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However my opinion is that you may have a better chance of reducing the virus within the room than filtering the air through a HEPA filter.
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| style="text-align:left;" | The '''Covid-19 reference desk''' works like a library [[wikipedia:reference desk|reference desk]]. Ask a question here and the volunteers will try to answer it.
  
The existing HVAC places our ICU is under positive pressure. For risk management when housing Covid patients, we wish to convert it to negative pressure. Any advice/ pointers?
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Please provide advice on recirculating air in an ICU, under Covid?
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It became clear to me that the spread of Corona is directly connected to the spread of active virus. Having been Hospital engineer at a 1200 bed local hospital, I am acutely aware that virus longevity depends on, i.a.:  a)  actual time that virus is inside its transmission-carrier fluid,  b)  actual temperature during its transmission, and c)  concentration of virus in carrying fluid(as fluid may evaporate).
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  Could you consider  providing  a guideline on these time/temperature characteristics of the virus.?  Only thereafter could architects, engineers etc. identify effective risk-reducing protocols.  This could lead to more financially-justifiable 'anti-Corona' measures.
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2020

COVID-19 Infrastructure Reference Desk
The Covid-19 reference desk works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and the volunteers will try to answer it.

Before asking a question, please try the search boxes at right to search the HILLSIDE as a whole. See also the reference desk guidelines.

Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited. Further information is available at Wikipedia's legal and medical disclaimers. See also the medical advice guidelines.

 

Ventilation and COVID-19