Aerosol experts, from engineers to doctors, weigh in on the ability of tiny droplets to transmit the virus that causes COVID-19
Smithsonian
magazine reports, “Over the past few months, an increasing number of
scientists, clinicians, and engineers have called for greater recognition that
aerosols, in addition to larger droplets can transmit the novel coronavirus
that causes COVID-19. While the difference is literally miniscule, acknowledging
this route of transmission would result in significant changes in how the
public can bring an end to the global pandemic. In the near term, it would
inform social distancing and mask wearing recommendations from local
governments, and in the long term, engineers and architects will need to
rethink ventilation and air filtration in the design of everything from schools
to cruise ships.”
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