New research: Coronavirus can remain in air for more than 8 minutes after talking
New research has found the coronavirus can remain in the air for more than eight minutes after talking.
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May 14, 2020, 11:12 AM
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New research has found the coronavirus can remain in the air for more than eight minutes after talking.
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According to the National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennsylvania, talking loudly for one minute in a confined space could generate at least 1,000 speech droplets.
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The researchers say if someone were to inhale them, it could potentially trigger new infections.
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