Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Morawska, Lidia; Li, Yuguo; Salthammer, Tunga
• 署名单位: Queensland University of Technology (QUT); University of Surrey; University of Hong Kong
• 刊物名称: SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0036-8964
• DOI: 10.1126/science.adp2241
• 发表日期: 2024-07-26
• 页码: 396-401
• 关键词: airborne transmission; RISK; pollution; environments; infection; symptoms; SPREAD

摘要

The rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the beginning of 2020 presented the world with its greatest health challenge in decades. It soon became clear that governments were unprepared to respond appropriately to this crisis. National and international public health authorities were confused about the transmission routes of the virus and the control measures required to protect against it. In particular, the need to reduce the risk of infection through sufficient and effective ventilation of indoor spaces was given little attention. In this review, we discuss insights and key lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the role of ventilation as an effective means against airborne transmission of pathogens and, more broadly, for supporting good indoor air quality.