Its time it is time to address airborne transmission of cope with 19 will be published this week in the medical journal clinical Infectious Diseases in the paper scientists point to growing evidence that the virus can spread indoors to aerosols that flow in the air and can be spread by smaller quantities than previously believed while guidance has been ever changing throughout the pandemic most experts have focused on social distancing hand washing and avoiding droplets that come from a cough or a sneeze now the w. H. O. Has come under fire amid the pandemic over its initial response which has prompted calls for reforms within the organization as well as a threat from the United States to cut funding and withdraw from the institution altogether now for their part the w. H. O. Has said it continues researching the ways coping 1000. 00 is spread and updates guidance based on their findings. Theyre sticking with the ever changing understanding of the crowd a virus some researchers believe