The ventilation of buildings and other mitigating measures for COVID-19: a focus on wintertime.
Henry C BurridgeRajesh K BhagatMarc E J StettlerPrashant KumarIshanki De MelPanagiotis DemisAllen HartYyanis Johnson-LlambiasMarco-Felipe KingOleksiy KlymenkoAlison McMillanPiotr MorawieckiThomas PenningtonMichael ShortDavid SykesPhilippe H TrinhStephen K WilsonClint WongHayley WraggMegan S Davies WykesChris IddonAndrew W WoodsNicola MingottiNeeraja BhamidipatiHuw WoodwardClive BeggsHywel DaviesShaun FitzgeraldChristopher PainP F LindenPublished in: Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences (2021)
The year 2020 has seen the emergence of a global pandemic as a result of the disease COVID-19. This report reviews knowledge of the transmission of COVID-19 indoors, examines the evidence for mitigating measures, and considers the implications for wintertime with a focus on ventilation.