1. SARS-CoV-2 assessment of non-healthcare workers: The potential role of work safety recommendations
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António Vidigal, Nuno Marques, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, Joaquim Arenga, Rui P Costa, Ana Margarida Pereira, Cláudia Camila Dias, Ana C. Certal, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, João Fonseca, Patrícia Cortez, António Parreira, António Castro, and Alípio Araújo
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Preventative Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,business.industry ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Family medicine ,Health care ,Medicine ,General Medicine ,business ,Work safety ,Occupational safety and health - Abstract
IntroductionRecommendations have been issued to prevent workplace-related SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. To discuss their impact, we assessed non-healthcare workers of a company which implemented such recommendations from early on. .Material and methodsWe performed molecular and serological tests to SARS-CoV-2 in workers of a Portuguese electrical company, in June 2020. Workers were also subject to an epidemiological survey. .ResultsA total of 1359 workers (out of 5850) underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing and answered the survey. Twenty-five participants (1.8%) had positive testing results.ConclusionsWe observed low frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a company that early on implemented policies to decrease COVID-19 risk.
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- 2021
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