"Aerosols Can Travel 10 Metres": Government's New Pointers On Covid

At least 2.57 crore people in India have been infected with Covid, which has also led to death of 2.87 lakh people since the pandemic began early last year.

Wearing face masks, social distancing, sanitation and adequate ventilation can prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Union government's principal scientific adviser K VijayRaghavan's office said in a set of "easy to follow" guidelines to combat the pandemic. "As the pandemic rages in India, we need to once again remember that simple tools and practices can reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus," the advisory said. Aerosol and droplet transmission Saliva and nasal discharged in the form of droplets and aerosols by an infected person is the primary mode of virus transmissions, the document said, adding that infected person without symptoms also transmit the virus.