[Thread] #Restaurants
spaced tables do not protect from airborne spread over 2m
eating & talking indoors without masks is high risk of super-spread
building reg ventilation standards aren’t enough to stop virus build up
visors don’t protect staff 1/ #Covid19
spaced tables do not protect from airborne spread over 2m
eating & talking indoors without masks is high risk of super-spread
building reg ventilation standards aren’t enough to stop virus build up
visors don’t protect staff 1/ #Covid19
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wall & ceiling-mounted ‘air con’ units can make it worse, by blowing virus around 2/
Super-spread in restaurant in China @businessinsider https://www.businessinsider.com/how-restaurant-air-conditioning-gave-nine-people-covid-china-2020-4?amp
wall & ceiling-mounted ‘air con’ units can make it worse, by blowing virus around 2/
Super-spread in restaurant in China @businessinsider https://www.businessinsider.com/how-restaurant-air-conditioning-gave-nine-people-covid-china-2020-4?amp
in poorly ventilated toilets, lobbies, staff areas, kitchens, storage & cold rooms, virus can linger in air for hours
transmission from surfaces is low, clean air is more important than clean hands
Perspex screens don’t stop airborne virus, & can trap stale air 3/
transmission from surfaces is low, clean air is more important than clean hands
Perspex screens don’t stop airborne virus, & can trap stale air 3/
open windows, roof-lights & smoke vents
turn vent systems to full fresh air (no recirculation), fit MERV filters
use air purifier fans
use CO2 meters to catch poor air quality
sit customers outside
FAQs on preventing airborne spread 4/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/edit
turn vent systems to full fresh air (no recirculation), fit MERV filters
use air purifier fans
use CO2 meters to catch poor air quality
sit customers outside
FAQs on preventing airborne spread 4/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/edit
Link to international experiences of super-spread in restaurants & pubs https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1330076337059540993