Reconsidering the routine use of contact precautions in preventing the transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in healthcare settings

Probability of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus pathogens in long-distance passenger transport

“…For purposes of the methodology proposed for the determination of the probability of viral infection in transport services against the context of passenger or customer exposure in freight transport, the potential mechanisms of infection were identified for activities performed consecutively while providing the given service. Three possible virus transmission mechanisms have been taken into account: − Droplet transmission; − Surface/fomite contact; Burdzik, R., Archives of Transport, 68(4), [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]2023 − Skin contact -direct skin to skin contact with another person. For each transport service, adequate assumptions were adopted with regard to travelling time, distance, contact surfaces, and applicable regulations (Burdzik and Speybroeck, 2023).…”

“…In both cases, it is possible to transfer the pathogen by touching surfaces such as: money, the ticket itself. It can be assumed that the droplet transmision is limited in the case of ticekt office but when buying Archives of Transport, 68(4), [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]2023 personally by bus driver droplet transmission can occurred, but the contact time with the driver is short -we assume 1 minute. It is also possible to purchase a ticket in the online application or via the website, which eliminates the risk of transmission, because it does not require contact with another person or elements of infrastructure; − boarding: as the doors are currently automatically opens there is no need for the passenger to press the door release button.…”

“…Burdzik, R., Archives of Transport, 68(4),[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] 2023 …”