Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognize the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m in order to stem the disease’s spread. Airborne transmission of COVID-19 must be taken into account Likely COVID-19 spread to cruise ship passengers through ventilation system even when passengers confined to their cabins Viable airborne viruses can travel beyond 1.5m on airflow when exhaled by an infected person Virus air transmission research must begin now not retrospectively World-leading air quality and health expert QUT Professor Lidia Morawska and Professor Junji Cao from Chinese Academy of Sciences in an article in Environment International published this week called on health bodies to initiate research into the airborne transmission of COVID-19 as it is happening.

 

 

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