They've been labelled 'vertical cruise ships' with 'explosive potential' to spread COVID-19 — but what do scientists and researchers around the world say about why high-density public housing is so dangerous?
They've been labelled "vertical cruise ships" with "explosive potential" to spread COVID-19 — but what do scientists and researchers around the world say about why high-density public housing is so dangerous?Scientists say there are numerous reasons these living arrangements spread COVID-19 fasterIt's the first time an Australian coronavirus outbreak has occurred in such a densely populated living environment — and according to a number of international COVID-19...
While it might be unique for Australia, we can draw lessons from other outbreaks, giving an insight into how this might proceed and what can be done about it.The science on this is pretty clear: homes are the most common site of the transmissions we're seeing.A study from China, published online in April but not yet peer-reviewed, looked at 318 COVID-19 outbreaks and found that almost 80 per cent occurred inside people's homes.
In China, an outbreak in a restaurant seemed to only infect people on one side of the restaurant. It was where the air was being blown by an air conditioner.
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