GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Researchers at the University of Florida have conducted a study that shows coronavirus can travel up to 16 feet, and that it is still capable of infection at that distance.
The team said their findings "strengthen the notion that airborne transmission of viable SARS-CoV-2 is likely and plays a critical role in the spread of COVID-19.”"The number-one thing is we shouldn't be complacent with regards to distance," said UF researcher Dr.
John Lednicky.They placed aerosol collectors in a hospital room at several distances from a sneezing and coughing patient, collecting droplets in devices produced by Aerosol Devices Inc., a company based in Colorado."Other people have detected the virus particles in the air," said Lednicky..