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Talking is worse than coughing for spreading COVID-19 indoors – Livescience.com
In poorly-ventilated spaces, COVID-19 is more likely to spread through talking than coughing, a new study says.
Talking may lead to more transmission of COVID-19 than coughing does, particularly in poorly ventilated spaces, a new study finds.
What’s more, the study researchers found that under these conditions, the virus can spread more than 6 feet (2 meters) in just seconds.
The findings show that social distancing
alone isn’t enough to prevent COVID-19 transmission face masks and adequate ventilation are also of vital importance to curb the spread, the authors said.
In October 2020, the Centers for Disease…
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