A study conducted at a field hospital in Wuhan, China, and published by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed that the new Corona virus contaminates the surfaces and air in the patient's vicinity for a distance of up to four meters.
However, the study, published by the "Emerging Infection Disease" magazine of these centers, is limited because it confirms that the examination used allows monitoring of the presence of the virus, and not the amount of the viral charge that is sustainable.
In other words, the fact that the virus transmitted in the air through the patients ’sneezing or breathing is able to transmit a distance of up to four meters, does not mean that these molecules will be in sufficient quantities to infect others.
On February 19 and March 2, Chinese researchers took samples of 15 patients in the Resuscitation Department of Huxhanshan Hospital in Wuhan, and other samples of 24 patients from the regular care department that housed less serious patients at this hospital built in ten days as the epidemic began to spread. In the Chinese city.
Samples were taken from the ground, computer mice, trash cans, family barriers, medical staff protection equipment, air vents, and room air in several locations.
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The researchers wrote in the study that "the virus was widespread in the air and on the surfaces of equipment in the recovery department and the regular care section, which poses a high potential risk of infection for medical personnel and people in close contact."
According to the study, the most polluted areas were those near the patients in the intensive care department, while the most polluted pieces were the computer mouse, followed by trash bins, beds and door handles.
Half of the medical shoe soles carried the effects of the virus, and the researchers strongly recommended disinfection of the shoe soles before leaving sections where Koruna patients were treated, and they were also advised to sterilize all the masks after using them before throwing them.
The virus was also detected in the atmosphere, and often near the patient’s bed more than near doctors ’workstations, according to the same study.
The researchers found the effect of the virus once four meters from the patient, which led them to say that the maximum spread of the virus spray may be four meters, and a trace of the virus was found in the ventilation vent where the air from the rooms exits.
Given the great contamination of the patient's environment, Chinese researchers have suggested that the home stone of people suspected of having Corona may not be an effective strategy to control this disease.
Sneeze spray or a large cough is the main form of transmission for the Coronavirus infection, which started in Wuhan, China, last December.
However, a person issues a microscopic spray when he speaks and breathes, and the presence of the virus in sufficient quantities in this spray is the focus of intense scientific discussion.
In a precautionary measure, the United States recommended that a mask be used to avoid people who carry the virus without showing symptoms of the disease to other people during their speech or breathing.
To date, the Corona virus has claimed more than 100,000 lives worldwide, while the number of infected people has exceeded 1.6 million.