CAN THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE AIR? UNMC STUDY SUGGESTS THAT IT CAN.

OMAHA - University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers report that they have found, for what appears to be the first time, intact and potentially infectious coronavirus in some tiny airborne particles collected from the rooms of COVID-19 patients.

The researchers say their study supports evidence indicating that the virus, formally known as SARS-CoV-2, can be transmitted in an airborne fashion.

“I hope this says, ‘The concern over airborne transmission is legitimate enough that we need to really start taking it seriously and not just pay lip service to it,’” said Joshua Santarpia, an associate professor of pathology and microbiology at UNMC.

Airborne transmission doesn’t mean that the virus is lurking everywhere. Most transmission occurs when people are close to an infected person for at least 15 minutes, particularly in a crowded, poorly ventilated room, not just passing on a street or in a hallway.

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