There is an emerging but not yet definitive evidence from a group of experts that coronavirus can be airborne. Emerging evidence Prof Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO specialist in Infection Prevention and Control, acknowledged that there is emerging evidence in the field of coronavirus transmission like in other fields of the virus. The WHO experts reiterated that the coronavirus is a respiratory pathogen thus a comprehensive package of interventions are required to be able to stop its transmission. According to Allegranzi, it will be important to know the different sizes and dose of virus needed in the aerosol or airborne transmission of the virus. “You can find different sizes of droplets in the air, but the smallest aerosols can last for a bit,” Prof Matilu Mwau, a Deputy Director at Kemri sad.

Source: Standard Digital July 08, 2020 21:04 UTC