Covid 90% Less Infectious 5 Minutes After Being Airborne, Study Suggests

January 11, 2022, 11:37am

A new study shows that coronaviruses become less infectious within five minutes in the air.

Commuters wearing face masks are on their way to work.

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The University of Bristol study was the first to show how coronaviruses travel after they have been exhaled.

The researchers said that the air dries out the particles of the virus and the lack of carbon dioxide in the air causes the virus to be less infectious.

According to the Guardian, the researchers found that humid air causes coronaviruses to lose their ability to transmit quickly.
According to the newspaper, the study found that the temperature in the air didn't have any effect on how infectious the virus was.
The team said the findings were the same for three different versions of the same molecule, and they hope to begin an experiment with omicron within weeks.
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People are thinking about airborne transmission over metres or across a room in poorly ventilated spaces. The director of the Aerosol Research Centre at the University of Bristol told the Guardian that the greatest risk of exposure is when you are close to someone.
On Monday, the U.S. reported over one million new coronaviruses cases. The World Health Organization said Tuesday that as many as half of Europeans could be affected by omicron by March.
Covid loses most of its ability to cause harm within five minutes.

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