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WHO considers 'airborne precautions' for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air
WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air
PUBLISHED MON, MAR 16 202012:24 PM EDTUPDATED 41 MIN AGO
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJR
Noah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNN
William Feuer@WILLFOIA
KEY POINTS
The virus is transmitted through droplets, or little bits of liquid, mostly through sneezing or coughing, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, told reporters during a virtual news conference on Monday. “When you do an aerosol-generating procedure like in a medical care facility, you have the possibility to what we call aerosolize these particles, which means they can stay in the air a little bit longer.”
She added: “It’s very important that health-care workers take additional precautions when they’re working on patients and doing those procedures.”
WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air
PUBLISHED MON, MAR 16 202012:24 PM EDTUPDATED 41 MIN AGO
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJR
Noah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNN
William Feuer@WILLFOIA
KEY POINTS
- WHO is considering “airborne precautions” for medical staff after a new study showed the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings.
- The coronavirus can go airborne, staying suspended in the air depending on factors such as heat and humidity, WHO officials said.
The virus is transmitted through droplets, or little bits of liquid, mostly through sneezing or coughing, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, told reporters during a virtual news conference on Monday. “When you do an aerosol-generating procedure like in a medical care facility, you have the possibility to what we call aerosolize these particles, which means they can stay in the air a little bit longer.”
She added: “It’s very important that health-care workers take additional precautions when they’re working on patients and doing those procedures.”