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Investigations at Melbourne hospitals found it is common for the air in rooms of sick patients to be funnelled into busy corridors, experts warn hotel ventilation systems pose a greater risk. (File photo)
Investigators at Melbourne hospitals have found it is common for air in rooms of sick patients to be funnelled into busy corridors, with poor ventilation and airflow issues the likely cause of coronavirus cases during Victoria s second wave. Multiple teams of engineers have spent months analysing the airflow in medical wards and treatment rooms after nurses and other health workers began to catch the virus in their hundreds.