22. Is it true that Coronavirus can stay in the air for a period of time?

The virus is not airborne but lives in droplets, and would die if left to dry out, so it’s not like the common cold or influenza which is airborne, however in laboratory tests it was found to linger in the air after sneezing  for up to two hours, but that was found in laboratory conditions and not real life, so it’s not much of a worry

by Dr Sukhdev Singh, Sikh Doctors Association

 
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