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EMG: Simple summary of ventilation actions to mitigate the risk of COVID-19, 1 October 2020

Summary paper prepared by the Environmental and Modelling group (EMG) on ventilation actions to mitigate the risk of COVID-19.

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Simple summary of ventilation actions to mitigate the risk of COVID-19, 1 October 2020

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The EMG paper is a plain language summary of the advice on ventilation. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 60 on 1 October 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting. It was updated on 16 December 2020.

The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 18 December 2020
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