Life onboard – Your New Normal
COVID-19 Transmission Risks
How can COVID be transmitted ?
- Access & Splashes through broken skin / open wounds / cuts – body fluids containing virus into mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth)
- Inhalation of droplets / aerosols (coughs, sneezes etc.)
- Introduction through contaminated hands / fingers via mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth)
Generic sources of infection
- Direct transmission Other people with virus in close proximity – person to person (hand to hand, hand to mouth, hand to body), airborne (coughing, sneezing)
- Indirect transmission Contaminated surfaces / equipment – hands and hand contact surfaces, food and food contact surfaces, clothing and table linen, waste.
How you can reduce the risk of spreading COVID
Implement protection processes such as: Physical Distancing, Wearing Mask, Hand Washing and Cleaning and disinfection.
