ǂa ǂcritical review of preventive and control measures in the context of the virus' characteristics
Manca Alič (Author), Andrej Ovca (Author)

Abstract

The year 2020 has been marked by the novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020 due to the spread of this very contagious virus throughout the world. Since the outbreak, we have gained many insights about the virus, its presence and persistence in the environment and its possible and most common transmission routes. Such knowledge about the virus is invaluable for establishing effective preventive and control measures (also referred to as Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)) that have become a key to tackling this pandemic in the absence of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. In this review, we discuss five main groups of NPIs: 1) ventilation, 2) cleaning and disinfection, 3) hand hygiene, 4) physical distancing, and 5) protective masks. We explore their shortcomings and potential negative consequences that might occur as unwanted side effects.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2;transmission routes;presence;persistence;preventive measures;NPIs;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
Organization: UL ZF - University College of Health Studies
UDC: 614.44:616-036.22
COBISS: 58862851 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1854-0678
Parent publication: Sanitarno inženirstvo
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: SARS-CoV-2;poti prenosa;prisotnost;obstojnost;preventivni ukrepi;
Pages: str. 17-39
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ14
Issue: ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology: 2020
DOI: 10.2478/ijser-2020-0003
ID: 12746834
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