Prevention and control of COVID-19 in nursing homes, orphanages, and prisons.
Environ Pollut
; 266(Pt 1): 115161, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-627126
ABSTRACT
As the number of Coronavirus Disease (2019) (COVID-19) cases increase globally, countries are taking more aggressive preventive measures against this pandemic. Transmission routes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) include droplet and contact transmissions. There are also evidence of transmission through aerosol generating procedures (AGP) in specific circumstances and settings. Institutionalized populations without mobility and living in close proximity with unavoidable contact are especially vulnerable to higher risks of COVID-19 infection, such as the elderly in nursing homes, children in orphanages, and inmates in prisons. In these places, higher prevention and control measures are needed. In this study, we proposed prevention and control strategies for these facilities and provided practical guidance for general measures, health management, personal protection measures, and prevention measures in nursing homes, orphanages, and prisons, respectively.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Prisons
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Environ Pollut
Journal subject:
Environmental Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.envpol.2020.115161
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