Screening of health workers exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in a university hospital in the south of France

DiscussionOur study suggests that HWs who tested positive for COVID-19 are often asymptomatic. Therefore, PPE is pivotal to prevent HWs to patients and HWs to HWs transmission during workshifts. Contact tracing and screening is essential to limit the spread of the virus within the hospital. On the other hand, HWs working in COVID-19 units are not more often infected probably because they have a higher risk awareness than other HWs.
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research