After much uproar in the scientific community the World Health Organisation has recognised the possibility of COVID-19 spreading through the air in some indoor locations. So let's look at what that means for infection control at home and in public.
After an urgent plea from hundreds of scientists, the World Health Organisation says it "cannot rule out" the risk of coronavirus spreading through the air in some indoor settings and has issued new advice, the WHO has acknowledged the possibility that outbreaks in choirs, restaurants and fitness classes around the world were the result of some aerosol transmission.
There is growing evidence that small droplet transmission is a significant route of infection indoors.
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