Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 582; no. 7813; pp. 557 - 560
• Main Authors: Liu, Yuan, Ning, Zhi, Chen, Yu, Guo, Ming, Liu, Yingle, Gali, Nirmal Kumar, Sun, Li, Duan, Yusen, Cai, Jing, Westerdahl, Dane, Liu, Xinjin, Xu, Ke, Ho, Kin-fai, Kan, Haidong, Fu, Qingyan, Lan, Ke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.06.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 38/71; 38/77; 38/90; 631/326; 631/326/596/4130; 692/499; Aerodynamics; Aerosols; Aerosols - analysis; Aerosols - chemistry; Airborne infection; Analysis; Bathroom Equipment; Betacoronavirus - genetics; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; China; China - epidemiology; Contact potentials; Control; Coronaviridae; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Crowding; Disease transmission; Disinfection; Disinfection & disinfectants; Epidemics; Health aspects; Hospitals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Infectivity; Intensive care; Intensive Care Units; Masks; Mechanical ventilation; Medical personnel; Medical Staff; multidisciplinary; Outbreaks; Pandemics - prevention & control; Patients; Patients - statistics & numerical data; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Pneumonia, Viral - virology; Protective clothing; Quarantine; Respiratory diseases; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; RNA, Viral - analysis; Safety and security measures; SARS-CoV-2; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social Isolation; Toilet facilities; Ventilation; Ventilators; Viral diseases; Viruses; Workplace; China

The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly on a global scale. Although it is clear that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted through human respiratory droplets and direct contact, the potential for aerosol transmission is poo...