CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Aerosols can be carried in the air up to 10 meters. These are the latest guidelines from the office of the principal scientific adviser cautioning people to maintain social distance to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 virus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transmission of COVID-19 from inhalation of virus in the air can occur at distances greater than six feet. Particles from an infected person can move throughout an entire room or indoor space. The particles can also linger in the air after a person has left the room – they can remain airborne for hours in some cases.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aerosols are infectious viral particles that can float or drift around in the air for up to three hours. Another person can breathe in these aerosols and become infected with the coronavirus.

Detailed explanation-4: -To eliminate any air-recirculation within the ventilation system so as to just supply fresh (outdoor) air.

Detailed explanation-5: -Person-to-Person Transmission There are several ways this can happen: Droplets or aerosols. This is the most common transmission. When an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, droplets or tiny particles called aerosols carry the virus into the air from their nose or mouth.