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Medical staff working in a nasopharyngeal swab sampling cabin are exposed to a higher exposure risk of COVID-19. In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are used to evaluate the exposure risk to medical staff in a nasopharyngeal swab sampling cabin of Chinese customs under four different ventilation strategies, i.e., multiple supply fans ventilation (MSFV), multiple exhaust fans ventilation (MEFV), single exhaust fan and outer windows closed ventilation (SEFV), and single exhaust fan and outer windows opened ventilation (SEFV-W). The impact of physical partitions on exposure risk is also discussed. The results show that MSFV performed best in reducing exposure risk. No significant difference was found between MEFV and SEFV. SEFV-W performed better than SEFV with a ventilation rate of 10–50 L/(s∙Person), while it performed worse with a ventilation rate of 50–90 L/(s∙Person). The exposure risk to medical staff did not decrease linearly with the increase in the ventilation flow rate under the four ventilation strategies. For MSFV, the installation of partitions is conducive to the reduction in the exposure risk. This study is expected to provide some guidance for ventilation designs in sampling cabins.

Exposure Risk to Medical Staff in a Nasopharyngeal Swab Sampling Cabin under Four Different Ventilation Strategies