Cynthia McKanzie – MessageToEagle.com – There has been disagreement on whether face masks offer protection against the coronavirus. Several health experts declared masks could help people who have coronavirus but not have symptoms from spreading the virus.
So far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been more cautious on the airborne threat, but new studies may force scientists to re-evaluate their knowledge how the virus can infect people.
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The World Health Organization recommended only wear a mask if you are sick or caring for someone who is sick. “Mask wearing by the general public is not among the WHO’s recommendations,” the organization said.
However, according to a top US scientist, the new coronavirus might spread through the air via normal breathing and speaking.
In an interview with Fox News, Anthony Fauci, head of infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health explained recent information shows that the virus can actually be spread even when people just speak, as opposed to coughing and sneezing.
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It said that though the research isn’t yet conclusive, “the results of available studies are consistent with aerosolization of virus from normal breathing.”
“Until now, US health agencies have said that the primary pathway of transmission is respiratory droplets, about one millimeter in diameter, expelled by sick people when they sneeze or cough.
These quickly fall to the ground around a meter away.
But if the virus can be suspended in the ultrafine mist we expel when we exhale, in other words, an aerosol, it becomes much harder to prevent its spread, which in turn is an argument in favor of everyone covering their faces, “ Associated Press reports.
Written by Cynthia McKanzie – MessageToEagle.com Staff Writer