COVID-19 is primarily airborne, safety protocols should change urgently: Lancet report
The report has gone against the predominant scientific view which says that coronavirus spreads through smaller aerosols that remain suspended in the air or through fomites
- Apr 17, 2021,
- Updated Apr 17, 2021 12:58 PM IST
A report recently published in The Lancet has stated that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an airborne pathogen. The report has gone against the predominant scientific view which says that coronavirus spreads through smaller aerosols that remain suspended in the air or through fomites. The authors of the report have given 10 reasons which back their claim that "SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted primarily by the airborne route".
The paper was written by six experts from the US, the UK and Canada. The authors argue that there are "insufficient grounds for concluding that a pathogen is not airborne" while "the totality of scientific evidence indicates otherwise". The authors of the paper have called for immediate modification of established COVID-19 safety protocols.
A report recently published in The Lancet has stated that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an airborne pathogen. The report has gone against the predominant scientific view which says that coronavirus spreads through smaller aerosols that remain suspended in the air or through fomites. The authors of the report have given 10 reasons which back their claim that "SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted primarily by the airborne route".
The paper was written by six experts from the US, the UK and Canada. The authors argue that there are "insufficient grounds for concluding that a pathogen is not airborne" while "the totality of scientific evidence indicates otherwise". The authors of the paper have called for immediate modification of established COVID-19 safety protocols.