Health
It’s no time to breathe easy, Sydney – the holiday COVID threat is serious – Sydney Morning Herald
Despite huge successes in the battle against the pandemic, the risks of new waves are substantial.
In addition to the northern beaches cluster, an airport shuttle driver became infected this week. We have seen numerous staff working in hotel quarantine become infected. Yet the ongoing denial of airborne transmission has hampered our efforts to mitigate risk. In South Australia, the chief health officer acknowledged the role of ventilation in a hotel quarantine outbreak.
Until we address airborne transmission, we fail to address masks and ventilation and keep peddling the myth that washing hands…
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