Air conditioner may have spread Covid-19 in 3 families at China restaurant, says studyworldUpdated: Apr 15, 2020 15:42 ISTA study in China has suggested that air conditioning aided the transmission of coronavirus infection between people in a restaurant. The study was conducted on 10 Covid-19 patients from three families who dined at the same restaurant in China’s Guangzhou. Since droplets remain in the air only for short time and travel short distance, said the study, the strong airflow from the air conditioner could have propagated the droplets. It also recommended increasing the distance between tables and improving ventilation to prevent the spread of the virus in restaurants. The deadly coronavirus disease Covid-19 swept through the globe after breaking out in China’s Wuhan in December last year.

Source: Hindustan Times April 15, 2020 10:13 UTC