July 6, 2020

ARTICLE: 239 Scientists: “It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)”

Lidia Morawska, Donald K Milton Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 71, Issue 9, 1 November 2020, Pages 2311–2313, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa939 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/71/9/2311/5867798 We appeal to the medical community and to the relevant national and international bodies to recognize the potential for airborne spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is significant potential for inhalation exposure to viruses in microscopic respiratory […]

July 6, 2020

239 scientists from 32 countries write in open letter that evidence suggests “beyond any reasonable doubt” that the virus spreads indoors through aerosols, urging the WHO to address this in their recommendations.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/scientists-urge-consideration-of-airborne-sars-cov-2-transmission-67702 Mounting evidence suggests that tiny viral particles that linger in the air in indoor spaces are a significant source of coronavirus infection, according to 239 experts who wrote an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) urging the agency to issue appropriate warnings about the risks posed by the particles, known as aerosols. The letter was published […]