Aerosols from Covid-19 infected person can travel in air upto 10 metres: Govt
Hindustan TimesThe government on Thursday issued a set of guidelines to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease as the country reels under the second wave of the pandemic. Stopping the transmission of the Covid-19 virus from a person to another person will decrease the infection rate of the disease to a level where it can eventually die, according to the government. Throwing light on how well-ventilated spaces can reduce the risk of transmission from one infected person to the other, the guidelines say, "Just as smells can be diluted from the air through opening windows and doors and using exhaust systems, ventilating spaces with improved directional air flow decreases the accumulated viral land in the air, reducing the risk of transmission." "Droplets fall within 2 meters from an infected person and aerosols can be carried in the air up to 10 meters," the government said. "Stopping the transmission of the virus from a person to another person will decrease the infection rate of the disease to a level where it can eventually die.