Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic

Event: ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 1: Tracking the Spread of COVID-19 through Digital Solutions

Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic

18 August 2020

Author / Speaker:

Lidia Morawska, Queensland University of Technology - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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This presentation discussed mitigation measures against indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19, such as appropriate building engineering controls, such as sufficient and effective ventilation, air disinfection, avoiding air recirculation, and overcrowding. It also emphasized the need for new guidelines for measures on airborne infection transmission for building design, engineering controls, and operations, citing examples of these measures.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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