WHO considers 'airborne precautions' after study shows coronavirus can survive in air
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquaters in Geneva on March 11, 2020.The World Health Organization is considering "airborne precautions" for medical staff after a new study showed the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings.
"As you know this is a virus that's transmitted through droplets, so these are little pieces of liquid," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO's emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, told reporters during a virtual press 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 healthcare workers take additional precautions when they're working on patients and doing those procedures."
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