The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised its COVID-19 clinical management guidelines. The revised guidelines suggest that the COVID-19 virus spreads predominantly through the airborne route and droplet released when the infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. The government has changed its last year's protocol which stated that the Sars-Cov-2 virus spreads largely through close contact. A guideline recently issued by the office of the principal scientific adviser to the government has also mentioned that infected aerosols can be carried in the air up to 10 meters. Revised COVID-19 clinical management guidelinesCOVID-19 virus spreads predominantly through the airborne route and droplet released when the infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.

Source: dna May 26, 2021 13:18 UTC