Lahore, 24th March: The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus an ‘airborne’ disease and thus have carried out certain precautions for the medical staff to take as this virus can survive in the air under some settings. According to Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, this virus is transferred through droplets of liquid when a person coughs or sneezes. She told, “When you do an aerosol-generating procedure like in a medical care facility, you have the possibility to what we call aerosolize these particles, which means they can stay in the air a little bit longer.” [bs-quote quote=”She added: “It’s very important that health-care workers take additional precautions when they’re working on patients and doing those procedures.”” style=”style-8″ align=”center” color=”#dd0000″][/bs-quote]   As per the world health officials, the coronavirus particles get suspended in the air depending on the factors like heat and humidity and can be transferred through human contact, droplets carried through coughing or sneezing and the germs left on the surfaces. Scientists are looking for how humidity, different temperature, and ultraviolet rays affect the virus and how long does it stay on the surfaces, especially steel? COVID-19: A conspiracy theory WHO … Continue reading COVID-19: WHO declares the virus ‘airborne’