Higher concentration of COVID-19 in aerosol droplets in hospitals

Researchers in China found higher concentrations of coronavirus in aerosol droplets in certain areas of two hospitals they studied.

But they say more investigation is necessary to determine how infectious those droplets could be.

DROPLETS IN CERTAIN AREAS OFTWO HOSPITALS THEY STUDIED.BUT THEY SAY MORE INVESTIGATIONIS NECESSARY TODETERMINE HOW INFECTIOUS THOSEDROPLETS COULD BE.MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE INTODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE.HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT'S CLEARTHAT DROPLETS FROM COUGHING --SNEEZING -- AND TALKING -- CANSPREAD COVID-19AMONG HUMANS --IN A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THEJOURNAL NATURE -- RESEARCHERSLOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL AEROSOLTRANSMISSION OFTHE VIRUS FOUND HIGH LEVELS OFIT IN DROPLETS IN CERTAIN AREASOFTWO WUHAN, CHINA HOSPITALSDURING THE COVID-19OUTBREAK IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH.THE STUDY FOUND MORE CORONAVIRUSR-N-A.... PART OFTHE VIRUS' GENETIC MATERIAL --IN AEROSOLS INPATIENTS' BATHROOMS AND INCHANGING ROOMS FORMEDICAL STAFF --AND LOWER CONCENTRATIONS INPLACES LIKE ISOLATION WARDSAND PATIENT ROOMS THAT HAD GOODVENTILATION ANDWERE THOROUGHLY SANITIZED.

THERESEARCHERS SAY THEIR FINDINGSINDICATE THAT ROOM VENTILATION-- OPEN SPACE --SANITATION OF PROTECTIVE APPARELAND PROPER USE ANDDISINFECTION OF TOILET AREAS CANEFFECTIVELY LIMIT THECONCENTRATION OF CORONAVIRUSPATHOGENS IN THE AIR.FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, I'MMANDY GAITHER.ANOTHER DAY IN THE GREEN FOR U-SSTOCKS -- AS OPTIMISM GROWS