Study: Walking in Narrow Corridors Elevates Coronavirus Risk

For the research, which was published in the journal
Physics of Fluids, the team tapped into computer simulations to predict how coronavirus-laden droplets disperse through the air.
Past investigations utilizing a similar simulation technique have assisted scientists to better understand the influence of various objects, such as glass barriers, windows, air conditioners, and toilets, on airflow patterns and spread of viruses.
In most cases, those simulations only used large, open indoor spaces and didn’t consider the effects of nearby walls, which would be present in a narrow corridor.
The results revealed that when an individual coughs while walking quickly down a corridor, the expelled droplets were found to travel around and behind the body—and potentially infecting people trailing behind. In many instances, children had a higher transmission risk.

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