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How to Have a COVID-Safe Car Ride, According to Science – ScienceAlert
Rolling down all windows provided the best ventilation in an airflow model, but opening the ones opposite driver and passenger at least halfway works.
Sharing a car with someone is one of the riskiest things you can do without cohabitating, as far as coronavirus transmission goes.
While taking a car may feel like a slightly safer alternative compared to public transportation, it’s still a small, enclosed space. Even if all passengers are wearing masks, some small particles can escape from the face coverings into the air.
“It’s usually not significant when you’re outdoors, because it gets diluted,” Varghese Mathai, a physicist at the University…
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