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Practical, rapid, and cost-efficient interior architectural precautions for prevention of COVID-19 in the workplace.
- Source :
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Work (Reading, Mass.) [Work] 2020; Vol. 67 (1), pp. 3-9. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been essential for some workplaces to stay open. Considering the rapid spread of the virus, interior architectural re-designing of these essential workplaces such as markets, banks, and drugstores is crucial for prevention. The employees, as well as the customers in these workplaces, have a high infection rate. Some precautions need to be taken urgently to prevent the spread of the disease. Some workplaces may have already performed their action plan whereas others have not.<br />Objective: Some practical, rapid, and cost-efficient preventive precautions are presented in this paper for employers to take action in their workplaces.<br />Methods: Two new proposals are advised to be carried out. The contents of these newly designed barriers will be introduced.<br />Results: Some practical and cost-efficient ideas are given within this report.<br />Conclusion: All the preventions proposed in this paper are claimed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and may save lives around the country as well as the world.
- Subjects :
- Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Disease Transmission, Infectious prevention & control
Humans
Occupational Diseases virology
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus Infections prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections transmission
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Interior Design and Furnishings economics
Occupational Diseases prevention & control
Pandemics prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral transmission
Workplace economics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1875-9270
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Work (Reading, Mass.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32955469
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-203247