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<blockquote data-quote="Max68" data-source="post: 2283634" data-attributes="member: 521172"><p>My take on the thing being airborne is that it's a no brainer. You could certainly argue that if that's the case there would be far <strong>more</strong> infections, but at the same time you can argue if it wasn't airborne there would be far <strong>fewer</strong> cases and deaths! We have to remember the lockdown easing with pubs, restaurants and the like has only happened last week so the real interesting information will probably not be available until the end of next week at the earliest due to incubation period and asymptomatic cases. I think a lot is to do with viral load as well. You will probably pick up less load walking behind someone who is carrying the virus than sitting next to them singing but sitting next to someone in an office all day or in a classroom for eight hours only time will tell.</p><p></p><p>The fact however that cruise ships were hit badly early on with people developing symptoms at various times despite passengers being confined to cabins certainly suggests possible infection through air conditioning in the cabins therefore being airborne. Meat plants for instance where breakouts have been numerous are kept very cold, which the virus likes, and have very little ventilation but at the same time from what I can gather are quite large units so again it suggests certainly an element of airborne transmission. This on top of asymptomatic transmission makes it very difficult to control and decide as an individual what to do,. </p><p></p><p>Personally I've suspected the thing being airborne from the start and I'm not surprised WHO are dragging their feet again as at the start they even denied human to human transmission. At a meeting back in I think February a WHO Dr suggested it was airborne and yet retracted his statement moments later when a note was hurriedly passed to him by a colleague.</p><p></p><p>If it is indeed airborne it certainly has ramifications for many sectors from schools, to shops to offices etc and as I work in a school I certainly don't welcome this theory. Regardless of if it is or it isn't to try and limit our risk I suspect the best way forward for anyone is to assume that it is! Personally I think the Government should make masks mandatory for ANY public/work place inside, it's a no brainer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max68, post: 2283634, member: 521172"] My take on the thing being airborne is that it's a no brainer. You could certainly argue that if that's the case there would be far [B]more[/B] infections, but at the same time you can argue if it wasn't airborne there would be far [B]fewer[/B] cases and deaths! We have to remember the lockdown easing with pubs, restaurants and the like has only happened last week so the real interesting information will probably not be available until the end of next week at the earliest due to incubation period and asymptomatic cases. I think a lot is to do with viral load as well. You will probably pick up less load walking behind someone who is carrying the virus than sitting next to them singing but sitting next to someone in an office all day or in a classroom for eight hours only time will tell. The fact however that cruise ships were hit badly early on with people developing symptoms at various times despite passengers being confined to cabins certainly suggests possible infection through air conditioning in the cabins therefore being airborne. Meat plants for instance where breakouts have been numerous are kept very cold, which the virus likes, and have very little ventilation but at the same time from what I can gather are quite large units so again it suggests certainly an element of airborne transmission. This on top of asymptomatic transmission makes it very difficult to control and decide as an individual what to do,. Personally I've suspected the thing being airborne from the start and I'm not surprised WHO are dragging their feet again as at the start they even denied human to human transmission. At a meeting back in I think February a WHO Dr suggested it was airborne and yet retracted his statement moments later when a note was hurriedly passed to him by a colleague. If it is indeed airborne it certainly has ramifications for many sectors from schools, to shops to offices etc and as I work in a school I certainly don't welcome this theory. Regardless of if it is or it isn't to try and limit our risk I suspect the best way forward for anyone is to assume that it is! Personally I think the Government should make masks mandatory for ANY public/work place inside, it's a no brainer. [/QUOTE]
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