COVID-19 spreads through the air, confirms US CDC

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreads through the air, and sometimes it would linger in the air for hours, The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

The agency said it has evidence of people infected by COVID-10 more than 6 feet away, within enclosed spaces with poor ventilation.

CDC said under such circumstances, scientists believe the amount of infectious smaller droplets and particles, or aerosols, produced by the people with Covid-19 become concentrated enough to spread the virus.

The CDC has warned of transmission through small droplets that shoot through the air and generally fall to the ground, which resulted in the six-feet social distancing rule.