A new study has found that the novel coronavirus can spread in the air for about 4 meters (13 feet), over twice the distance currently being recommended for social distancing in public, AFP reported.
The study, conducted by scientists at Beijing's Academy of Military Medical Sciences, tested air and surface samples from both an ICU and a coronavirus treatment ward at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, the city in the Hubei province where the outbreak first began.
