Yesterday, Zeng Qun deputy head of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau confirmed that Coronavirus can in fact be transmitted via Aerosols. There still seems to be a lot of confusion as to whether or not Coronavirus is in fact an airborne pathogen. How do viruses spread? To get a better idea on how viruses spread, let’s take a look at Influenza. According to US National Library of Medicine, viruses are believed to be spread through two pathways: large respiratory droplets, and small particle droplet nuclei (aerosols). Large droplets usually settle between 1-2 meters while aerosols can travel as far as 40 inches. Unfortunately,
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