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Covid can be airborne, US CDC guidelines now say
Source: BBC
Covid can be airborne, US CDC guidelines now say
By Michelle Roberts
Health editor, BBC News online
6 October 2020
Coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air, sometimes for hours, says the US Centres for Disease Control.
Its updated guidance says this airborne route of transmission is still uncommon - bigger droplets from coughs, sneezes and talking are still the main source.
People are at higher risk of catching it the longer and closer they are to someone who has the virus.
Poorly ventilated enclosed crowded spaces are are riskier than outdoors.
Last month, the CDC published - and then took down - a draft version of the guidance warning about possible airborne transmission, saying it had been posted in error.
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By Michelle Roberts
Health editor, BBC News online
6 October 2020
Coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air, sometimes for hours, says the US Centres for Disease Control.
Its updated guidance says this airborne route of transmission is still uncommon - bigger droplets from coughs, sneezes and talking are still the main source.
People are at higher risk of catching it the longer and closer they are to someone who has the virus.
Poorly ventilated enclosed crowded spaces are are riskier than outdoors.
Last month, the CDC published - and then took down - a draft version of the guidance warning about possible airborne transmission, saying it had been posted in error.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54435240
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Related: Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Potential Airborne Transmission (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Wonder how long till they delete info this time?
Ty for sharing. 