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Originally Posted by logo
I’m a MD as well. Current thinking is that COVID is transmitted by droplets but that it can become airborne with aerosolizing procedures (which is true for many viruses) - things like intubations, high flow oxygen. And for that matter maybe even a strong cough at close range. We don’t have enough data to say definitively yet. But for the pursposes or social distancing, if you keep distance and aren’t in the line of fire doing intubations, droplet precautions is still the thinking for safety... but things could change as more data becomes available.
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The Stat article stated that "the new coronavirus can survive on surfaces for several hours" yet others have stated up to 72 hours.
Do we now discount the complete article?
