The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions — after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so. More than 200 scientists have written that airborne spread of coronavirus is happening. Airborne spread 'particularly in specific indoor locations, such as crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces over a prolonged period of time with infected persons cannot be ruled out,' WHO said. WHO's stance also recognized the importance of people spreading COVID-19 without symptoms, a phenomenon the organization has long downplayed. WHO has repeatedly said such transmission is 'rare' despite a growing consensus among scientists globally that asymptomatic spread likely accounts for a significant amount of transmission.

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2020 06:08 UTC