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Airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2 possible and should not be ignored
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Airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2 possible and should not be ignored

By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Researchers at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands say that airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible and should not be discounted. The team’s data showed that sneezing is associated with the most significant probability of aerosol exposure, followed by...

Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can’t agree
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Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can’t agree

The World Health Organization says the evidence is not compelling, but scientists warn that gathering sufficient data could take years and cost lives. Dyani Lewis Since early reports revealed that a new coronavirus was spreading rapidly between people, researchers have been trying to pin down whether it can travel through the air. Health officials say...