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COVID-19 / What is the justification for gloves (and masks) requirement at airports?
« on: 18/05/2020 10:31:53 »
I see Manchester Airport Group has made wearing of gloves (and masks) a requirement for air travellers: https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/coronavirus/
Anyone know any evidence for this (IMHO) lunatic strategy? Have they consulted any of the expert U.K. bodies, such as PHE?
This is not a no-risk strategy, since gloves can increase transmission to the wearer and to others under some circumstances, especially by the untrained, and I don’t see any good guidance on the Manchester site. Here is some background on clinical glove usage, including why you need to perform hand hygiene before and after putting them on, why you shouldn’t wash hands wearing gloves, and why they don’t differ from bare hands as regards transmission among surfaces and other people or your own face:
http://professionals.site.apic.org/files/2013/09/DosDonts-of-Gloves.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/gloves.html
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf#page=19
Anyone know any evidence for this (IMHO) lunatic strategy? Have they consulted any of the expert U.K. bodies, such as PHE?
This is not a no-risk strategy, since gloves can increase transmission to the wearer and to others under some circumstances, especially by the untrained, and I don’t see any good guidance on the Manchester site. Here is some background on clinical glove usage, including why you need to perform hand hygiene before and after putting them on, why you shouldn’t wash hands wearing gloves, and why they don’t differ from bare hands as regards transmission among surfaces and other people or your own face:
http://professionals.site.apic.org/files/2013/09/DosDonts-of-Gloves.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/gloves.html
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf#page=19