Leo, Bey Fen and Lin, Chin Yik and Markandan, Kalaimani and Saw, Lip Huat and Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Shahrul and Govindaraju, Kayatri and Shariffuddin, Ina Ismiarti and Sankara, Revathy and Tiong, Yong Wei and Pakalapati, Harshini and Khalid, Mohammad (2023) An overview of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and engineering strategies to mitigate risk. Journal of Building Engineering, 73. ISSN 2352-7102, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106737.
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The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected every aspect of our lives. To date, experts have acknowledged that airborne transmission is a key piece of the SARS-CoV-2 puzzle. Nevertheless, the exact mechanism of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. Recent works have shown the spreading of SARS-CoV-2 through numerical modeling and experimental works, but the successful applications of engineering approaches in reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are lacking. In this review, the environmental factors that influence the transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2, such as ventilation flow rates, humidity, and temperature, are discussed. Besides, additional macro and micro weather factors, regional and global transmission, and the variants of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are also reviewed. Engineering approaches that practically reduce the risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions are reported. Given the complex human behavior, environmental properties, and dynamic nature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it is reasonable to summarize that SARS-CoV-2 may not be eradicated even with the timely implementation of interventions. Therefore, more research exploring the potential cost-effective ways to control the transmission rate of SARS-CoV-2 may be a worthwhile pursuit to moderate the current crisis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya [Grant no. CSRG009-2020ST, PV069-2021, MG009-2022] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SARS-CoV-2; Technology; Aerosol; Ventilation; Environmental factors |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Anaesthesiology Department Faculty of Medicine > Department of Molecular Medicine Faculty of Science > Department of Geology Faculty of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmaceutical Life Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2025 08:55 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2025 08:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/48283 |
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