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THE government’s Covid-19 guidelines for infection control and personal protective equipment (PPE) for patients and NHS staff are “flawed and need replacing,”according to a study commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing. Experts at London University analysed a literature review underpinning the guidelines, and found that they met just four of 18 criteria they deemed “essential.” Crucially, they say the guidelines fail to consider airborne infection, a key way in which the virus is transmitted and about which much new evidence has emerged. The experts’ conclusion, published today, is that the review provided only a “superficial account” of the available evidence, and so the guidelines were “fundamentally flawed and need replacing.” ....