Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 14, 2020

On the Concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in Outdoor Air and the Interaction with Pre-Existing Atmospheric Particles

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An environmental modeling study of respiratory emissions reported a very low probability of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (< 1 RNA copy/m3) through respiratory aerosol in outdoor public areas using the environmental characteristics of the cities Milan and Bergamo in northern Italy. 

Belosi et al. (Dec 8, 2020). On the Concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in Outdoor Air and the Interaction with Pre-Existing Atmospheric Particles. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110603