Quantitative evidence showing Covid spreading through coronavirus particles hanging in the air was not available so far. However, the possibility of airborne transmission of Covid has now been confirmed in a study.
A collaborative study by a group of scientists from the CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad and the CSIR-IMTech, Chandigarh, with hospitals in Hyderabad and Mohali has confirmed the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.The study has been published in the .
The study found that SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted through the air in both ICU and non-ICU wings, implying that patients shed the virus in the air regardless of the severity of their sickness
Coronavirus: Scientists found that the virus could be frequently detected in the air around Covid-19 patients and that the positivity rate increased with the number of patients present on the premises.
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