Submitted by Kathy Gilbeaux on
who.int - February 11, 2020
Quote from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization:
"This is airborne, corona is airborne, it's more contagious and you have seen how it went into 24 countries although it's a small number of cases."
CLICK HERE - WHO - Audio (click on February 11, and begin listening at the 40 minute mark)
CLICK HERE - Shanghai officials reveal novel coronavirus transmission modes - February 8, 2020
CLICK HERE - Coronavirus is airborne, Chinese official confirms - February 10, 2020
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Kathy Gilbeaux replied on Permalink
WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff: COVID-19
reuters.com - by Gene Emery - March 17, 2020
The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days, according to a new study that should offer guidance to help people avoid contracting the respiratory illness called COVID-19 . . .
. . . The tests show that when the virus is carried by the droplets released when someone coughs or sneezes, it remains viable, or able to still infect people, in aerosols for at least three hours.
On plastic and stainless steel, viable virus could be detected after three days. On cardboard, the virus was not viable after 24 hours. On copper, it took 4 hours for the virus to become inactivated.
CLICK HERE - Coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study
CLICK HERE - WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air
CLICK HERE - STUDY - NEJM - Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 - March 17, 2020
Albert Gomez replied on Permalink
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reuters.com - by Gene Emery - March 17, 2020
The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days, according to a new study that should offer guidance to help people avoid contracting the respiratory illness called COVID-19 . . .
. . . The tests show that when the virus is carried by the droplets released when someone coughs or sneezes, it remains viable, or able to still infect people, in aerosols for at least three hours.
On plastic and stainless steel, viable virus could be detected after three days. On cardboard, the virus was not viable after 24 hours. On copper, it took 4 hours for the virus to become inactivated.
CLICK HERE - Coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study
CLICK HERE - WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air
CLICK HERE - STUDY - NEJM - Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 - March 17, 2020
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Kathy Gilbeaux replied on Permalink
Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can’t agree
nature.com - by Dyani Lewis - April 2, 2020
The World Health Organization says the evidence is not compelling, but scientists warn that gathering sufficient data could take years and cost lives.
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 the virus is transported only through droplets that are coughed or sneezed out — either directly, or on objects. But some scientists say there is preliminary evidence that airborne transmission — in which the disease spreads in the much smaller particles from exhaled air, known as aerosols — is occurring, and that precautions, such as increasing ventilation indoors, should be recommended to reduce the risk of infection.
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Deeanna Burleson replied on Permalink
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Thanks for sharing, Kathy!