COVID-19 Pandemic: New Prevention and Protection Measures
Cirrincione L. Plescia F. Ledda C. Rapisarda V. Martorana D. Lacca G. Argo A. Zerbo S. Vitale E. Vinnikov D. Cannizzaro E.
April-2 2022MDPI
Sustainability (Switzerland)
2022#14Issue 8
As of the end of February 2021, more than 420,000,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, with 5,856,224 deaths. Transmission of the different genetically engineered variants of SARS-CoV-2, which have been isolated since the beginning of the pandemic, occurs from one infected person to another by the same means: the airborne route, indirect contact, and occasionally the fecal–oral route. Infection is asymptomatic or may present with flulike symptoms such as fever, cough, and mild to moderate and severe respiratory distress, requiring hospitalization and assisted ventilation support. To control the spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have indicated that the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as the adoption of effective hygiene systems, is one of the primary prevention measures for the entire population. Companies and institutions around the world are therefore trying to find the best ways to reorganize their operations, minimizing the risk of infection among their employees, in order to protect their health and prevent internal outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, including through the development of new technologies that could also be an innovative and driving factor for the relaunch of companies in a more sustainable, ethically correct, and safe for the health of employees perspective. On the basis of the above premises, in view of the coexistence with SARS-CoV-2 that will most likely accompany us in the coming years, and in view of the vaccination campaign adopted worldwide, the purpose of our narrative review is to update the previous operational protocols with the latest scientific knowledge to be adopted in the workplace even when the emergency crisis is over.
coronavirus , COVID-19 , environmental measures , gloves , infection , mask , occupational medicine , organizational measures , pandemic , PPE , prevention , protection , protocol , SARS-CoV-2 , work
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Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties “Giuseppe D’Alessandro”, University of Palermo, Palermo, 90127, Italy
Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania Italy, Catania, 95131, Italy
Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Company “Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello” Palermo Italy, Palermo, 90146, Italy
Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Avenue 71, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Department of Health Promotion
Occupational Medicine
Department of Orthopedics
Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare
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