Covid Aerosol Transmission Outdoors
Does COVID-19 stay in the air?
The current evidence shows that some COVID-19 infections occur when a person is exposed to small droplets and particles that stay in the air for minutes to hours after an infected person has left a space.
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How can COVID-19 virus spread through aerosols?
Once the aerosols are airborne, the water in the tiny droplets quickly evaporates, leaving even smaller virus particles that can float in the air for an extended period of time.
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How far can COVID-19 particles travel in the air?
The new findings support earlier work from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which suggested that particles from a cough, buoyed by the warm air in our breath, could travel much farther than 6 feet
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How long do COVID-19 aerosols stay in the air?
A person infected with coronavirus — even one with no symptoms — may emit aerosols when they talk or breathe. Aerosols are infectious viral particles that can float or drift around in the air for up to three hours. Another person can breathe in these aerosols and become infected with the coronavirus.
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