#DYK that #Coronavirus can spread through the air even after a patient has left the room?
The Chinese coronavirus could spread through the air even after an infected person has left the room, a government official has claimed.
A member of local government in Shanghai said the virus may be able to spread by aerosol transmission, meaning can it linger in droplets in the air. Illnesses such as flu, measles and tuberculosis are spread in this way and outbreaks are hard to contain as a result.
The coronavirus, which has now infected more than 43,000 people and killed 1,018, is known to spread by coughs and sneezes and close contact. But if it also turns out it can spread through the air even when the patient is not present, it may mean the disease can spread further and faster than believed. This could make it harder for officials to track down contacts of known patients and to contain at-risk people, and increase the danger to healthcare workers.
The coronavirus, which has now infected more than 43,000 people and killed 1,018, is known to spread by coughs and sneezes and close contact. But if it also turns out it can spread through the air even when the patient is not present, it may mean the disease can spread further and faster than believed. This could make it harder for officials to track down contacts of known patients and to contain at-risk people, and increase the danger to healthcare workers.
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