A recent study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health says particles of the coronavirus released by an infected person while talking can remain
by researchers at the National Institutes of Health says particles of the coronavirus released by an infected person while talking can remain in the air for 8 to 14 minutes, a warning sign that airborne transmission might be more contagious than previously anticipated.
“Speech droplets generated by asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are increasingly considered to be a likely mode of disease transmission,” the study reads. Findings from the study show that the velocity and the duration droplets stay in the air are also dependent on a range of factors, including the volume of the talker, their age, and how dry the speaker’s mouth is.
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