Understanding transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus in A&E and patient rooms

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Project Title
Understanding transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus in A&E and patient rooms
Principal Investigator
Professor Li, Yuguo   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Rainer Timothy Hudson   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Yen Hui-Ling   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Hui David SC   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2020-06-01
Amount
2081796
Conference Title
Understanding transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus in A&E and patient rooms
Keywords
A&E and patient rooms, transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus
Discipline
Others - Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering
Panel
Engineering (E)
HKU Project Code
COVID190113
Grant Type
Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Funding Year
2019
Status
On-going
Objectives
To quantify transmission risks from patients to health care workers (HCWs) in Hong Kong hospitals with a multi-route and multi-intervention modelling approach and provide recommendations on potentially suitable and most effective environment infection control methods.