COVID-19 outbreak in Italy: protecting worker health and the response of the Italian Industrial Hygienists Association
Spinazzè, Andrea ; Cattaneo, Andrea ; Cavallo, Domenico M.
Annals of Work Exposures and Health
2020
64
6
559–564
epidemic disease ; occupational health ; occupational medicine ; disease control
Occupational safety and health
https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxaa044
English
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"The number of people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome—coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), i.e. the virus causing coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is dramatically increasing worldwide to the size of a pandemic. At the time of writing Italy is ranking first among countries both in terms of number of COVID-19 confirmed cases and in terms of number of deaths. Such a wide spread of COVID-19 has led to concern among workers who are facing the risk of becoming infected during the execution of their duties. ..."
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