Dealing with the Social Isolation of the Covid-19 Pandemic
"Sana has been in social isolation for 3 days and she's losing her mind. She wants to go outside, but she can't. Plus, the news keeps reporting scary things. Sana is scared and anxious".
The study authors surveyed 2,000 people in the UK and US to evaluate the risk factors for a positive COVID-19 test result. The researchers found that being tall was a strong risk factor for contracting the virus – the reverse of which should be if transmission of the virus was exclusively or primarily via respiratory droplets.
Aerosols can accumulate in a poorly-ventilated enclosed area and carry contaminants and virus for a long period. Droplets, on the other hand, have a larger density and can only travel a short distance before dropping from the air. The study authors, therefore, suggested that if taller people have a higher risk of contracting the disease, airborne spread may be a significant route of transmission of the virus.
Read more here – https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/survey-suggests-aerosol-is-significant-form-of-covid-19-transmission/
