{"id":2400702,"date":"2020-07-10T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/?p=2400702"},"modified":"2020-07-10T10:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:03:42","slug":"airborne-transmission-covid-19-2400702-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/airborne-transmission-covid-19-2400702-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists warn of airborne transmission of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Monday, more than 230 scientists from around the world declared “It’s time to address airborne transmission of COVID-19.”<\/p>\n
In a letter signed by Washington University in St. Louis faculty and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases<\/em><\/a>\u00a0directed toward “Most public health organizations, including the World Health Organization,” the scientists urged that public health organizations need to make recommendations beyond hand-washing and mask-wearing<\/a>. (The WHO has acknowledged the letter during a recent press briefing<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Public health guidelines must address every potentially important pathway to slow spread of the disease, the letter states. This would include measures that account for airborne transmission, including increased ventilation, supplemental ventilation with airborne infection controls, and avoidance of overcrowding.<\/p>\n