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Retrospective Observational Study of the Environmental Impact in SARS-CoV-2 Virus Transmission based on Exclusion Criteria

Katia Margiotti1, Marco Fabiani1, Marina Cupellaro2, Alvaro Mesoraca1 and Claudio Giorlandino3
  • 1 Human Genetics Lab, Italy
  • 2 Viale Liegi 45, Italy
  • 3 Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Italy

Abstract

In Italy, as today October 26 the virus is circulating throughout the country. By a new decree of the Ministry of Health of October 25, 2020, authorities in Italy have suspended most of the recreational activities, like, cinemas, theatres, gyms and restaurants. Aim of this observational study was to evaluate environmental risk related to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Information questionnaire concerning the activities carried out during the last 14 days was proposed at 256 SARS-CoV-2 positive subjects. Among the SARS-CoV-2 positive subjects, 95% (213/226) never went to cinemas and or theatres, 93% (211/226) never went restaurants and 92% (209/226) never went to gyms. Our data strongly suggest that the virus infection rarely occurred in the considered environmental system.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 17 No. 1, 2021, 1-4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2021.1.4

Submitted On: 10 November 2020 Published On: 26 January 2021

How to Cite: Margiotti, K., Fabiani, M., Cupellaro, M., Mesoraca, A. & Giorlandino, C. (2021). Retrospective Observational Study of the Environmental Impact in SARS-CoV-2 Virus Transmission based on Exclusion Criteria. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 17(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2021.1.4

Open AccessCopyright: © 2021 Katia Margiotti, Marco Fabiani, Marina Cupellaro, Alvaro Mesoraca and Claudio Giorlandino. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Environmental Impact
  • COVID-19