{"id":14126,"date":"2020-12-14T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/?post_type=nus-news&#038;p=14126"},"modified":"2022-10-17T07:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T07:08:17","slug":"fighting-virus-spread-indoors-with-help-of-previous-work","status":"publish","type":"nus-news","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/news\/fighting-virus-spread-indoors-with-help-of-previous-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting virus spread indoors with help of previous work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6184 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/12\/yq-sci2-13122021-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/12\/yq-sci2-13122021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/12\/yq-sci2-13122021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/12\/yq-sci2-13122021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/12\/yq-sci2-13122021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the Covid-19 outbreak began, one of the vital questions that many had was how the coronavirus spread from human to human.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Kwok Wai Tham from NUS Department of Building who had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/health\/fighting-virus-spread-indoors-with-help-of-previous-work\">studied the spread of viruses such as influenza in an indoor setting<\/a>, found that the indoor environment was also a primary domain for transmission of the virus that causes #Covid19.<\/p>\n<p>Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/6-scientists-in-singapore-who-have-pivoted-to-covid-19-related-work\">The Straits Times feature<\/a>\u00a0on 6 scientists in Singapore who have pivoted to Covid-19 related work.<\/p>\n<p>#NUS #building #pfm #indoorairquality #environment #builtenvironment #covid19 #virus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Covid-19 outbreak began, one of the vital questions that many had was how the coronavirus spread from human to human. 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