FactCheck: As of April 13, WHO still says COVID-19 is not airborne. The DOH also says airborne transmission only applies to a ‘confined hospital setting.’ CoronavirusFacts
included in the graphic also did not say that COVID-19 is airborne. Rather, it said that there is a new study suggesting that the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings and that WHO is considering “airborne precautions” for medical staff. The article maintained that the virus is mainly passed on through droplets, citing WHO.
“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,” CNBC quoted Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, as saying., Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire also clarified that people could catch COVID-19 through the air, but only if they are in medical facilities.
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