Social-distancing guidelines to stay 6 feet from others may be woefully inadequate, one scientist warns — saying the coronavirus can travel 27 feet and linger for hours.
MIT associate professor Lydia Bourouiba, who has researched the dynamics of coughs and sneezes for years, warns in newly published research that the current guidelines are based on outdated models from the 1930s.
Rather than the assumed safety of 6 feet, Bourouiba warns that “pathogen-bearing droplets of all sizes can travel 23 to 27 feet.”
Her research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, also warns that “droplets that settle along the trajectory can contaminate surfaces” — and “residues or droplet nuclei” may “stay suspended in the air for hours.”
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This kind of info makes it a sure thing that we will no longer be an open society but that everyone will be wearing masks and gloves and not touching.
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I hate the media. Fear mongering at its best. If you read the study it clearly states they have no data to show its contagion level in this “cloud” to cause infection. Variables such as humidity, air flow, room temperature are not given. Only relevant for prolonged elevator use imo
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ReplyDeleteJust think how dating is going to be changed forever after this.
ReplyDeleteAll this fearmongering so a few researchers get their 15 minutes of fame. At some point it becomes obvious many are only looking for attention, and not producing any significant results.
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