Airborne Disease Risks Institute

New study says summer sun can kill coronavirus in 34 minutes.

Scientists founded that the virus is most infectious from December until March — when it can live on surfaces for up to a day or more “with risk of re-aerosolization and transmission in most of these cities.”

The study, which appeared in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology, was authored by Jose-Luis Sagripanti and David Lytle — scientists who are retired from the U.S. Army and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, respectively.

Read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/new-study-says-summer-sun-can-kill-coronavirus-in-34-minutes/

New study says summer sun can kill coronavirus in 34 minutes The strong summer sun is capable of wiping out 90 percent or more of coronavirus living on surfaces in just 34 minutes, a new study has found. Scientists suggest that “midday sunlight in most…

Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets

Traditional respiratory disease control measures are designed to reduce transmission by droplets produced in the sneezes and coughs of infected individuals. However, a large proportion of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears to be occurring through airborne transmission of aerosols produced by asymptomatic individuals during breathing and speaking.

Aerosol transmission of viruses must be acknowledged as a key factor leading to the spread of infectious respiratory diseases.

Read the original article by AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science here: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/05/27/science.abc6197.full

Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets