Scientists say there is growing evidence that COVID-19 is airborne

239 Scientists from 32 countries have written an open letter to the WHO about Coronavirus’s ability to transmit through air

As if the growing number of hot spots for COVID-19 around the World was not a worry enough, that a new revelation has gotten medical community thinking about the ability of the novel coronavirus to spread through the air. My day started today with the news that the second biggest Australian city of Melbourne, has gone into a six-week lockdown again, while cases have increased in Tokyo and Iran. This is on top of recent news that various U.S states have reversed their decisions to reopen their economies.

From the early days in the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a stance that the chances of airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus are minimal. Most current guidance by the health authorities is based around the fact that COVID-19 is transmitted via droplets expelled from an infected person’s nose or mouth — especially when they sneeze, cough or talk loudly.

Current models predict that keeping a distance of 6ft (2m) from each other and/or wearing a mask is enough the minimize the chances of transmission. But a group of 239 scientists from 32 countries…