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Hospitals are dangerous places. Air purification would mitigate the risk. Too bad most infection control professionals have voted for job security over patient safety, as I recently experienced up close and personally. This is by no means the first paper to make these points. > Despite good air quality (mean CO2 614 ppm), 39% of air samples had SARS-CoV-2 RNA. > Hot spots for risk in the emergency ward include the acute care and waiting area. > In critical care, hot spots include the tearoom and corridors near infected rooms. > The risk of nosocomial outbreaks may be mitigated through air purifiers and masks. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol and surface samples in high acuity hospital settings during community epidemic waves – implications for risk-based infection control https://www.resmedjournal.com/article/S0954-6111%2826%2900080-6/fulltext #CovidIsAirborne #sars2 #covid19 #infectioncontrol