The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines Monday to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread through tiny, airborne particles that can linger in the air for minutes ...

The CDC removed new guidelines suggesting the COVID-19 virus is most commonly spread via airborne transmission, reports The Washington Post. The agency’s website was updated Sept. 18, stating the main ...

Public health agencies have stayed true to their messaging on how to best protect yourself during the coronavirus pandemic: Maintain distance from others, wash your hands and wear a face mask. The ...

After a drawn-out global controversy over the coronavirus, the W.H.O. has updated its classification of how pathogens spread through the air. By Carl Zimmer In the early days of the Covid pandemic, a ...

The World Health Organization confirmed there is "emerging evidence" of airborne transmission of the coronavirus following the publication of a letter Monday signed by 239 scientists that urged the ...

Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with COVID-19 patients, emergency physician Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was. Hospital ...

They say hindsight is 2020. But what’s been happening with the U.S. Covid-19 response in 2022 seems to be showing a lack of foresight. Wasn’t it 2020 when scientific studies showed that the Covid-19 ...

Our air quality plays an important role in maintaining the health of both our planet and the general public. In his new book, Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, award-winning ...

Micro-droplets of infectious coronavirus could be airborne for hours and social distancing practices may not be enough to stop infection and spread, experts said. In an open letter to the ...

The World Health Organization and 500 experts have established a consensus on the definition of airborne diseases. The groups are aiming to prevent confusion similar to that experienced during the ...

Sept 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday took down its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel ...