Poor ventilation may be adding to nursing homes' COVID-19 risks
- Written by Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide
Over 2,000 active cases of COVID-19 and 245 resident deaths as of August 19 have been linked to aged care homes in Victoria, spread across over 120 facilities. The St Basil’s cluster alone now involves 191 cases. In New South Wales, 37 residents were infected at Newmarch House, leading to 17 deaths.
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