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Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model
South Korea’s social distancing policies on public transportation only involve mandatory wearing of masks and prohibition of food intake, similar to policies on other indoor spaces. This is not because public transportation is safe from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but because no suitable po...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657409/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312790 |
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description | South Korea’s social distancing policies on public transportation only involve mandatory wearing of masks and prohibition of food intake, similar to policies on other indoor spaces. This is not because public transportation is safe from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but because no suitable policies based on accurate data have been implemented. To relieve fears regarding contracting COVID-19 infection through public transportation, the government should provide accurate information and take appropriate measures to lower the risk of COVID-19. This study aimed to develop a model for determining the risk of COVID-19 infection on public transportation considering exposure time, mask efficiency, ventilation rate, and distance. The risk of COVID-19 infection on public transportation was estimated, and the effectiveness of measures to reduce the risk was assessed. The correlation between the risk of infection and various factors was identified through sensitivity analysis of major factors. The analysis shows that, in addition to the general indoor space social distancing policy, ventilation system installation, passenger number reduction in a vehicle, and seat distribution strategies were effective. Based on these results, the government should provide accurate guidelines and implement appropriate policies. |
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spelling | pubmed-86574092021-12-10 Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model Park, Junsik Kim, Gurjoong Int J Environ Res Public Health Article South Korea’s social distancing policies on public transportation only involve mandatory wearing of masks and prohibition of food intake, similar to policies on other indoor spaces. This is not because public transportation is safe from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but because no suitable policies based on accurate data have been implemented. To relieve fears regarding contracting COVID-19 infection through public transportation, the government should provide accurate information and take appropriate measures to lower the risk of COVID-19. This study aimed to develop a model for determining the risk of COVID-19 infection on public transportation considering exposure time, mask efficiency, ventilation rate, and distance. The risk of COVID-19 infection on public transportation was estimated, and the effectiveness of measures to reduce the risk was assessed. The correlation between the risk of infection and various factors was identified through sensitivity analysis of major factors. The analysis shows that, in addition to the general indoor space social distancing policy, ventilation system installation, passenger number reduction in a vehicle, and seat distribution strategies were effective. Based on these results, the government should provide accurate guidelines and implement appropriate policies. MDPI 2021-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8657409/ /pubmed/34886516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312790 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Park, Junsik Kim, Gurjoong Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model |
title | Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model |
title_full | Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model |
title_fullStr | Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model |
title_full_unstemmed | Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model |
title_short | Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation: The Development of a Model |
title_sort | risk of covid-19 infection in public transportation: the development of a model |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657409/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312790 |
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