Cold chain logistics: a possible mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

BMJ. 2021 Dec 1:375:e066129. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-066129.

Authors

Yuan-Yuan Li¹, Hong-Xiu Liu¹, Wei Xia^{1

2}, Gary W K Wong², Shun-Qing Xu¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministries of Education and Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Abstract

Yuan-Yuan Li and colleagues argue that the limited evidence supports cold chain logistics as a transmission route for SARS-CoV-2

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / transmission*
China / epidemiology
Fomites / virology*
Food Packaging*
Humans
Refrigeration*
SARS-CoV-2