TY - JOUR T1 - How should data on airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 change occupational health guidelines? JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med DO - 10.1136/oemed-2020-106707 SP - oemed-2020-106707 AU - Jean François Gehanno AU - Vincent Bonneterre AU - Pascal Andujar AU - Jean-Claude Pairon AU - Christophe Paris AU - Audrey Petit AU - Catherine Verdun-Esquer AU - Alexis Descatha AU - Quentin V Durand-Moreau AU - Patrick Brochard Y1 - 2020/06/30 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2020/06/30/oemed-2020-106707.abstract N2 - Sir,On the 6th of April, the WHO provided guidance about personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers (HCWs) in healthcare settings areas that have reported cases of COVID-19, stating that HCWs working in settings where aerosol-generating procedures were performed should wear a particulate respirator (N95 or FFP2), whereas in their previous recommendations, such masks were restricted to those who actually performed such procedures. This a step forward, although insufficient, towards the recognition of aerosol transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its consequences in terms of PPE choice.COVID-19 has been considered as a droplet transmitted disease by WHO, which means that it can be prevented using surgical masks and hand hygiene. However, there is now increasing evidence … ER -