#Covid19 #WHO New Guidance Calls for More Evidence on Airborne Transmission
The WHO released new guidance on July 9, 2020 on the transmission of Covid-19 acknowledging certain reports of #AirborneTransmission; however, WHO stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.
WHO further acknowledged that some outbreak reports pertaining to indoor crowded spaces point to the likelihood of aerosol transmission, such as during choir practice, in restaurants or in fitness classes
.WHO stated that the coronavirus causing COVID-19 #pandemic spreads through contact with contaminated surfaces or close contact with infected individuals who tend to spread the #virus through saliva, respiratory secretions or droplets that are released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks or sings.People should avoid crowds and ensure good ventilation in buildings, besides social distancing, and wear #masks when physical distancing is not possible
.The #pandemic is driven by super-spreading events, and many of those events could best be explained by aerosol transmission.People without symptoms are to wear masks.Very few diseases are believed to be spread via aerosols, or tiny floating particles. These include measles and tuberculosis.
These highly contagious pathogens can stay afloat in the air for hours and require extreme precautions to prevent exposure.Picture shows our visit to WHO Headquarters #Geneva in 2011 for the International Congress on #PersonCenteredMedicine.
Professor & Head of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Med College,Thiruvalla. & Secretary General, WPA Geneva .