Source: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19/covid-19-air-both-problem-and-solution On March 28, 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted out, “FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne.”For medical doctors and biomedical scientists (including me), this made sense. Few diseases were known to be airborne.But to aerosol scientists, this was both puzzling and infuriating.Over the next two years, the […]
“ Source: https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/lambton-covid-19-cases-climb-provincial-mitigation-measures-announced Bluewater Health’s decision to pause all but urgent and emergent surgeries and procedures will remain in place until at least Jan. 26. Ontario announced Monday a provincewide delay, beginning Wednesday, on similar surgeries and procedures at all hospitals as part of a suite of measures to help curb the rapid rise of […]
Source: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/autos/2021/11/26/ready-for-air-taxis/ An epidemiologist with the University of Toronto says COVID-19 is airborne and it’s time for New Brunswick and other governments to accept it. Colin Furness contends governments have been in denial. “In Ontario, it was suggested this week, perhaps COVID might be in the air. That’s a big step forward. But until we […]
” Source: https://torontosun.com/life/homes/healthy-living-is-in-the-air As COVID-19 restrictions start to ease in many condos, people are concerned for their overall well-being especially at gyms, pools and other common areas. Consequently, monitoring the elements that impact residential health in condo buildings has never been more important, and air quality is a huge part of this. Why do condos […]
Source: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-response-to-airborne-covid-19-transmission Alberta is updating its mask-use guidelines in the light of a recent messaging shift from Canada’s top doctor on the risk of airborne spread of COVID-19, but the province is otherwise continuing to use a year-old document which considers aerosol virus transmission to be a non-dominant form of spread. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s […]
Source: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/really-big-deal-u-t-s-colin-furness-why-ventilation-key-fighting-covid-19 As the weather turns colder and people move indoors, the University of Toronto’s Colin Furness is emphasizing the importance of proper ventilation to combat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The expert in infection control epidemiology and COVID-19 pandemic management says it’s well-established in the medical community that airborne transmission is […]
“ Source: https://torontosun.com/health/dwell-well-make-your-home-happy-and-healthy It may all feel a bit grey and gloomy but there are ways to dwell well. You have no control over the chilly temps and lack of sunlight, but you can make your indoor space happier and healthier and brighter. Interior designer Sarah Walker is an expert at making indoor spaces as […]
Source: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/with-better-awareness-of-aerosols-mask-wearing-shouldnt-end-soon-experts-say Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, issued a series of tweets and public health messages last weekend detailing how COVID-19 is spread via fine aerosols lingering in the air. She likened it to a cloud of second-hand smoke that floats in a room unseen, with the potential to contaminate inhabitants long […]
Source: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/message-shift-on-airborne-transmission-of-covid-19-seen-as-positive-but-late Twenty-two months into the pandemic, there is something new in the air: a heightened emphasis by the Public Health Agency of Canada that COVID-19 can spread through the air, like second-hand smoke. As far back as last November, PHAC quietly acknowledged that COVID-19 could be spread through the air and not just through […]
“ Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-airborne-canada-masks-winter-1.6239322 Canadians looking for guidance on how to reduce their risk of COVID-19 indoors this winter may be feeling left out in the cold.The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) now recommends opening windows to increase ventilation and using HEPA filters to clean indoor air, but it stops short of advocating for better-quality […]
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