> Covid19 basically requires virus in water droplets to transmit. “Requires” is too strong a word given our current understanding. The CDC update states that “

> Covid19 basically requires virus in water droplets to transmit. “Requires” is too strong a word given our current understanding. The CDC update states that “There is evidence that under certain conditions, people with COVID-19 seem to have infected others who were more than 6 feet away. These transmissions occurred within enclosed spaces that had inadequate ventilation.” That said, COVID-19 is still thought to spread mainly through close contact, so the parent’s Starbucks example probably holds true as a pattern.