Tags: Airborne transmission

Social Distancing Alone Not Effective: Vaccination, Face Masks, and Ventilation More Important This Winter Season

MEDICINE & HEALTH 11.24.2021 01:16 AM

Engineers from the University of Cambridge used computer modeling to quantify droplets from when people cough and found that social distancing alone is not enough.

COVID-19 Spreads Faster Than Before; Studies Show How New Variants Transmit More Efficiently Through Air

10.03.2021 00:25 AM

Two new studies recently presented a possible explanation why newer COVID-19 variants like the Alpha and Delta variants are extremely infectious, affecting far more people compared to the original virus.

COVID-19 Spread: How Respiratory Droplets Become 'Primary Contributor' to Rapid Transmission

06.10.2021 01:12 AM

A review of existing research recently showed how airborne transmission is contributing to the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Evidence Shows COVID-19 Largely Spread Through the Air

04.19.2021 23:03 PM

Scientists uncover overwhelming evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is largely spread through the air.

Strategies to Reduce Indoor Spread of COVID-19 Revealed in Airflow Studies

11.22.2020 22:00 PM

New findings propose strategies for reducing risk according to a rigorous understanding of the manner infectious particles "mix with air in confined spaces."

Air Filter That Can Kill Coronavirus on Contact: Perfect Solution for Airborne Transmission?

07.14.2020 04:14 AM

Researchers from Houston have developed an air filter that they claim could kill the coronavirus upon contact. Using extremely high temperatures and nickel foam, a single pass through the filter could kill SARS-COV-2 that enters the system.

[COVID-19 Update] WHO Counters Initial Claim: Coronavirus Can Be Spread Airborne Indoors

07.09.2020 22:15 PM

The World Health Organization now recognizes that the coronavirus can be transmitted through airborne transmission. It has updated its recommendations by advising people to avoid crowded places and to make sure buildings have proper ventilation systems.

Is Coronavirus Airborne? Hamsters on a Plane Can Prove The Theory

07.09.2020 01:47 AM

An epidemiologist claims that hamsters can help us determine whether the coronavirus can be transmitted through particles suspended in the air. His claims come after the World Health Organisation said they are considering the possible airborne transmission of COVID-19.

WHO Reviewing Evidence of Coronavirus' Airborne Transmission After Scientists' Plea

07.07.2020 23:34 PM

The World Health Organization says it is now reviewing evidence that points to the coronavirus being transmitted through the airborne route. This was after a group of scientists called out the agency to consider changing their guidelines on COVID-19.

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