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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by svantana on Friday May 14, 2021 @09:18AM (#27153934)
I can see your point, but isn't the WHO tweeting “FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne.” an example of the opposite? They made a hard assertion without any clear proof to back it up.
Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by taxicabjesus on Friday May 14, 2021 @12:38PM (#27156256)
Hmm? interesting. Here's the offending tweet:

  FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne. 
  
  The #coronavirus is mainly transmitted through droplets
  generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes or 
  speaks.

  To protect yourself:
  -keep 1m distance from others
  -disinfect surfaces frequently
  -wash/rub your hands
  -avoid touching your Eyes Nose Mouth
- https://twitter.com/who/status/1243972193169616898

The WHO gave a lot of bad advice. Some say that it was intentionally misleading. Promoting ventilation as a reasonable treatment for the initial stages of covid-19 was the worst possible advice to give front-line medical practitioners who didn't know what they were dealing with.

We now know that the fecal-aerosol route of transmission is very important. Forbes has a recent piece about the fecal-oral/aerosol route: https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2021/03/22/pre... Another tweet by ... someone was about how the masks effectively aerosolize droplets.

Keeping bathrooms open but requiring face coverings was an exercise in futility.

In the case of COVID-19, the WHO seems to have implemented #PrasadsLaw [0]. "Prasad’s Law: Medical goods and services that concentrate wealth can be paid for; medical goods and services that disperse wealth are “unaffordable.”"

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728864

Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by rhodozelia on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:02PM (#27158391)
Farts are deadly now?