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Japan Journal of Clinical & Medical Research, 2022
COVID-19 has had destructive consequences for health, economy and has altered every aspect of eve... more COVID-19 has had destructive consequences for health, economy and has altered every aspect of everyday human activity. The outbreak was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The declaration of the disease as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” for the World Health Organization took place on January 30, 2020. Furthermore, 105,5 million cases have been reported until 06 February 2021. Public distancing in internal environments has been applied as a safety measure to prevent transmission. A controversial topic is the safe distance from person to person. The social distancing regulation, for internal public places, has been arbitrarily defined ignoring the potential aerodynamics effects of inlets, such as air-conditioning units, windows and doors. The velocity of the intake airflow has the potential to transfer a droplet from the nose or the mouth of a patient in greater than the indicated distance. The present study focuses on a model of a supermarket that...
Japan Journal of Clinical & Medical Research, 2022
COVID-19 has had destructive consequences for health, economy and has altered every aspect of eve... more COVID-19 has had destructive consequences for health, economy and has altered every aspect of everyday human activity. The outbreak was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The declaration of the disease as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” for the World Health Organization took place on January 30, 2020. Furthermore, 105,5 million cases have been reported until 06 February 2021. Public distancing in internal environments has been applied as a safety measure to prevent transmission. A controversial topic is the safe distance from person to person. The social distancing regulation, for internal public places, has been arbitrarily defined ignoring the potential aerodynamics effects of inlets, such as air-conditioning units, windows and doors. The velocity of the intake airflow has the potential to transfer a droplet from the nose or the mouth of a patient in greater than the indicated distance. The present study focuses on a model of a supermarket that...