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cord-339329-8yvre7qc	Kumar, Prashant	Could fighting airborne transmission be the next line of defence against COVID-19 spread?	2020-05-23		.txt	text/plain	1011	49	53	Abstract The World Health Organization declared the infectious spread of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) an epidemic during its initial outbreak in Wuhan (China) and has since declared it a pandemic and, more recently, an endemic infection that may remain in our communities. While these measures have worked well under lockdowns, the potential of airborne transmission of COVID-19 under the eased restrictions has not been considered important enough. Social distancing, self-isolation, handwashing, provision of hand sanitisers in public buildings, frequent disinfection of high-touch surfaces and the use of face masks have been recommended as effective mitigation measures against the spread of COVID-19 by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Another study has reported a high concentration of viral RNA peaks in sub-and super-micrometre particle ranges and highlighted the potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via aerosols inside two Wuhan hospitals [3] . This work highlighted the probability of a much higher COVID-19 infection rate in closed environments with re-circulated air, and substantiates our below point regarding airborne transmission.	./cache/cord-339329-8yvre7qc.txt	./txt/cord-339329-8yvre7qc.txt