World Health Organisation coronavirus rules based on 'ancient' evidence
However, he stressed that clinicians needed discretion over how they protected themselves when treating a wide range of patients in a wide range of environments, and there was no one-size-fits-all approach.
"There's only a small amount of evidence to guide us in this regard … [and] this does add to that evidence," he said. "WHO continues to recommend airborne precautions for circumstances and settings in which aerosol generating procedures and support treatment are performed, according to risk assessment," it said.
"These recommendations are consistent with other national and international guidelines, including those developed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Society of Critical Care Medicine and those currently used in Australia, Canada, and United Kingdom.
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