Airborne SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in hospital environment using high-flowrate air samplers and its comparison to surface sampling

• Main Authors: Ang, Alicia X. Y., Luhung, Irvan, Ahidjo, Bintou A., Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Tambyah, Paul A., Mok, Chee Keng, Lau, Kenny Jia Xu, Tham, Sai Meng, Chu, Justin Jang Hann, Allen, David M., Schuster, Stephan Christoph
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Communal Testing; Environmental Surveillance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160844
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reliable methods to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 at venues where people gather are essential for epidemiological surveillance to guide public policy. Communal screening of air in a highly crowded space has the potential to provide early warning on the presence and potential transmission of SARS...