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

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

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By Sally Robertson, B.Sc.Jul 6 2020

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 coughing, speaking, and breathing.

A pre-print version of the paper is available on the server medRxiv*, while the article undergoes peer review.