Placing hamsters on an aeroplane could be one way of examining whether coronavirus can be spread through airborne transmission, an infectious disease specialist has suggested. More than 200 scientists wrote an open letter to the agency urging officials to recognise the possibility of airborne transmission of the virus. Another type of aerosolised transmission - airborne - could be where droplet particles are moved by other means such as air conditioning units. He also argued: 'If there is airborne transmission we need to better understand it before we can put interventions in place.' Prof Heymann said that, in the absence of evidence of airborne transmission, individuals should choose to fly based on their own perception of risk and follow airline guidelines.

Source: Daily Mail July 08, 2020 18:35 UTC