Indoors ventilation in times of confinement by SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: A comparative approach between Spain and Italy
With the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the scientific academia, as well as policymakers, are striving to conceive solutions as an attempt to contain the spreading of contagion. Among the adopted measures, severe lockdown restrictions were issued to avoid the diffusion of the virus in an unc...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE) |
| Repositorio: | RIARTE |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/2594 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/2594 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85107612358&doi=10.1016%2fj.scs.2021.103051&partnerID=40&md5=4a0abaeec96cbc6f34ee032967559f77 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ventilación natural Covid-19 España Italia Confinamiento Enfermedades respiratorias Aerosoles Edificación residencial Aspectos ambientales 3108.04 Control Ambiental de Enfermedades 3205.05 Enfermedades Infecciosas 3313.01 Ventiladores 3305.14 Viviendas 6310.09 Calidad de Vida |
| Sumario: | With the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the scientific academia, as well as policymakers, are striving to conceive solutions as an attempt to contain the spreading of contagion. Among the adopted measures, severe lockdown restrictions were issued to avoid the diffusion of the virus in an uncontrolled way through public spaces. It can be deduced from recent literature that the primary route of transmission is via aerosols, produced mainly in poorly ventilated interior areas where infected people spend a lot of time with other people. Concerning contagion rates, accumulated incidence or number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19, Spain, and Italy have reached very high levels. In this framework, a regression analysis to assess the feasibility of the indoor ventilation measures established in Spain and Italy, with respect to the European framework, is here presented. To this aim, ten cases of housing typology were and analyzed. The results show that the measures established in the applicable regulations to prevent and control the risk of contagion by aerosols are not adequate to guarantee a healthy environment indoors. The current Italian guidelines are more restrictive than in Spain, yet the ventilation levels are still insufficient in times of pandemic. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd |
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