Researchers say the latest findings underline the importance of masking and social distancing in preventing coronavirus transmission
dropped by a whopping 90% within five minutes of air time, researchers said, because the air dries out viral particles and the lack of carbon dioxide in the air triggers the virus’ pH levels to rise, both factors that make the virus less infectious.
Humidity plays a role in how quickly the infectivity of coronavirus drops, the researchers found, according to theHowever, the study found that temperature in the air played no role in how infectious the virus was, according to the newspaper. The team said the findings were the same for three variants they tested, and said they hope to begin the same experiment“People have been focused on poorly ventilated spaces and thinking about airborne transmission over meters or across a room. I’m not saying that doesn’t happen, but I think still, the
is when you’re close to someone,” the University of Bristol’s Aerosol Research Center director Jonathan Reid told the
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