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In the sense of your explanation it COVID-19 is indeed airborne.
by Exmoor 6y ago
In the sense of your explanation it COVID-19 is indeed airborne.
- jobigoud 6y agoAs far as I understand it lives in droplets heavier than air that fall to the ground in a matter of a few seconds. The next person entering the elevator won't breathe it. Truly airborne viruses can be lifted by regular air turbulences and travel kilometers before landing on someone else.
- rweir 6y agonope, obviously that's a continuum but it's been found to be much further towards the airborne end than was originally generally thought: [here](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30514-2/fulltext#:~:text=On%20Oct%205%2C%202020%2C%20the,the%20virus%20under%20certain%20circumstances https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2....)