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In post-pandemic India the recovery in tourism has become known as 'revenge' meaning revenge on the disease. It is tourism due to the desperation to travel, especially in the current scenario in which those who have been confined to their homes have grown tired of being trapped there. The restless mood caused by the ongoing pandemic reached its peak and it is possible that this will eventually help in bringing back a rapid return to tourism. To analyze the travel intentions of potential tourists after the current pandemic ends, an attempt has been made to make an analysis of tourism in India to find out how Covid-19 is impacting on people's lives and how willing they are to participate in tourism again.
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BACKGROUND: Aerosol generation during temporal bone surgery caries the risk of viral transmission. Steps to mitigate this problem are of particular importance during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: To quantify the effect of barrier draping on particulate material dispersion during temporal bone surgery. METHODS: The study involved a cadaveric model in a simulated operating theatre environment. Particle density and particle count for particles sized 1-10 µ were measured in a simulated operating theatre environment while drilling on a cadaveric temporal bone. The effect of barrier draping to decrease dispersion was recorded and analysed. RESULTS: Barrier draping decreased counts of particles smaller than 5 µ by a factor of 80 in the operating theatre environment. Both particle density and particle count showed a statistically significant reduction with barrier draping (p = 0.027). CONCLUSION: Simple barrier drapes were effective in decreasing particle density and particle count in the operating theatre model and can prevent infection in operating theatre personnel.