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Covid-19 crisis: WHO acknowledges 'emerging evidence' of airborne spread

A comprehensive package of intervention is required to stop transmission (of the virus)," said Benedetta Allegranzi, technical lead, WHO infection prevention and control hub and task force

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A CISF officer checks the temperature of a visitor at the Red Fort on the first day of its reopening after the lockdown. Photo: PTI

Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it is looking into claims of airborne transmission coronavirus in poorly ventilated closed settings and will soon issue a scientific brief on the issue. “We acknowledge that there is emerging evidence in this field... We have to be open to this evidence and understand its implication — regarding the modes of transmission and precautions that need to be taken. 

A comprehensive package of intervention is required to stop transmission (of the virus),” said Benedetta Allegranzi, technical lead, WHO infection prevention and control hub and task force, in Geneva. In an open letter

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