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Coronavirus airborne: Infrared video shows how droplets spread the virus – The Washington Post
To visually illustrate the risk of airborne transmission, The Washington Post used an infrared camera capable of detecting exhaled breath.
As winter approaches, the United States is grappling with a jaw-dropping surge in the number of novel coronavirus infections. More than 288,000 Americans have been killed by a virus that public health officials now say can be spread through airborne transmission.
The virus spreads most commonly through close contact, scientists say. But under certain conditions, people farther than six feet apart can become infected by exposure to tiny droplets and particles exhaled by an infected person, the Centers…
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