NEBRASKA MEDICINE STUDY SUGGESTS COVID-19 PATIENTS LIKELY CONTAMINATE THEIR SURROUNDINGS

OMAHA - A study released Sunday by Nebraska Medicine/UNMC suggests people with COVID-19 can produce widespread contamination of their environment.

The study, based on samples taken from the rooms of COVID-19 patients, does not prove the virus spreads in airborne fashion, according to Nebraska Medicine researchers.The report noted that COVID-19 found in air samples provided only limited evidence that there is the potential for airborne transmission.

But the research found high levels of the virus on commonly-used surfaces and in the air of rooms of COVID-19 patients. In a news release, Nebraska Medicine also reported evidence in COVID-19 in air samplers outside of rooms where COVID-19 patients were treated.The study also suggests COVID-19 patients with even mild symptoms may be spread the virus and contaminate surfaces through coughing.

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