CDC Removes Guidance on Airborne Coronavirus Transmission | The NY Journal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) They withdrew a guideline on the coronavirus that was published on Friday on the grounds that it was a mistake.

The published text warned that coronavirus contagion occurs mainly by inhalation of the virus, by breathing in the droplets or particles that a person emits when breathing, speaking, sneezing, coughing or laughing. To this he added that there is a greater risk in closed places.

This Monday he backtracked to say that a “sketch of proposed changes in the prevention guide was published by mistake.” The agency said it will post its update when it has a final version.

Right now the CDC warning is that COVID-19 is spread between people in close contact (less than six feet) and by droplets that are produced when a person coughs, sneezes or talks.

Experts hope the new guide will once again emphasize that transmission by inhalation of particles who are the air is behind the coronavirus outbreaks. This information – already supported by numerous scientific studies – is the reason why the use of masks is mandatory throughout the world and the basis of the mandatory nature of the restriction of capacity in closed places.

The agency has concluded that the more closely a person with COVID-19 interacts with others and the longer that interaction, the greater the risk of spreading the virus.