This Spine-Chilling Video Shows How The Co.ro.na.virus Can Spread From A Cough In A Supermarket

Aadhya Khatri - Apr 12, 2020


This Spine-Chilling Video Shows How The Co.ro.na.virus Can Spread From A Cough In A Supermarket

The model suggests the virus, spread by a cough, lives in the air much longer than we thought, highlighting the need to avoid public indoor spaces

The chilling video was made public by scientists of Finland-based Aalto University. It shows how a single cough in a supermarket can spread the Coronavirus.

As you can see, when a person is at a supermarket corridor with shelves on two sides, a cough can create an aerosol cloud that carries the virus.

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As you can see, when a person is at a supermarket’s corridor with shelves on two sides, a cough can create an aerosol cloud that carries the virus

The model suggests that the Coronavirus can live in the air much longer than we thought they could, highlighting the urgent need of avoiding public indoor spaces.

On Thursday, the world had a total of 1.5 million cases of Coronavirus with Finland having 2,605.

According to the scientists, particles generated by a dry cough would not sink to the floor but remain in the air at the same place or move along the air current.

This research was made possible by the 3D-visualization technology and a supercomputer at the Finnish IT Center for Science.

The research is the work of experts from the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland’s Aalto University, the University of Finland, and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

As concluded by the scientists, after a cough, the aerosol cloud extends over the immediate vicinity of the person. After several minutes, the particles will dilute in the process of spreading.

This study could provide a major breakthrough for us to understand how the Coronavirus infects people.

According to Ville Vuorinen, Assistant Professor at Aalto University, someone carrying the virus could cough, emitting small aerosol particles in the air and then walk away.

These particles may land in the respiratory tract of other people in the vicinity and infect them with the Coronavirus.

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