Self isolation does not stop COVID from spreading, finds a new study. The study is the first to show that SARS-CoV2 RNA may be found in household air under normal living settings when one of the members of the household is infected.
Researchers found RNA from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in tiny airborne particles both inside and outside rooms where affected persons were self-isolating at home.
This research implies that airborne transmission outside of isolation rooms in houses could pose a danger of infection to other household members.
The study, published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, is the first to show that SARS-CoV2 RNA may be found in household air under normal living settings when one of the members of the household is infected. COVID-19 infection rates are thought to be higher among those with lower incomes due to airborne transmission in crowded living settings.
Howard Kipen, who is the lead author of the study is a professo...