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WA’s PPE guidelines are inadequate. Staff don’t have to wear masks if distance can be maintained, & bus drivers are only provided with surgical masks.
These are inadequate precautions for an airborne virus, and could lead to outbreaks.
#wapol #auspol
@CHO_WAHealth @MarkMcGowanMP
These are inadequate precautions for an airborne virus, and could lead to outbreaks.
#wapol #auspol
@CHO_WAHealth @MarkMcGowanMP
There are now numerous examples of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 around the world, particularly in enclosed environments such as buses. https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1302982131375693824?s=21
Here is an example of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurring in a building: https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1341317707690463232?s=21
Here is an example of probable airborne transmission which took place on a flight to Perth at the start of the year: https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1341317707690463232?s=21
And here is the proof that infectious virus, not just fragments of RNA, can be detected in the air around people with COVID-19: https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1306918610124767232?s=21
We must urgently upgrade the PPE provided to people working at our airports, ports, and hotel quarantine systems.
Workers must be issued with P2/N95 masks.
Surgical masks, while helpful, don’t provide the same level of protection.
#wapol #auspol
@CHO_WAHealth @MarkMcGowanMP
Workers must be issued with P2/N95 masks.
Surgical masks, while helpful, don’t provide the same level of protection.
#wapol #auspol
@CHO_WAHealth @MarkMcGowanMP
Links to current guidelines for WA:
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Infectious-disease/COVID19/COVID19-IPC-advice-for-state-quarantine-facilities.pdf
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Infectious-disease/COVID19/COVID19-Management-for-International-Maritime-Worker-Transfers.pdf
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Infectious-disease/COVID19/COVID19-IPC-advice-for-state-quarantine-facilities.pdf https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Infectious-disease/COVID19/COVID19-Management-for-International-Maritime-Worker-Transfers.pdf
Addendum: the link to the case of probable aerosol transmission on a flight to Perth was incorrect.
Here is the correct link: https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1311253906098237446
Here is the correct link: https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1311253906098237446
