Scary video shows how droplets from a cough can spread 12 FEET — double coronavirus social distancing guidelines
SCARY video shows droplets from a cough can spread 12 feet – double the recommended coronavirus social distancing guidelines.
Using a mixture of water and glycerin, researchers made a "cough and sneeze jet" that mimicked how far particles can travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Using laser lights, researchers were able to show how far the droplets could travel as the dispersal over time.
Particles from a "heavy" cough or sneeze in the experiment traveled three feet in a matter of seconds, and by 41 seconds had moved nine feet.
The model, however, showed that droplets can travel double that amount.
Batlama said that the visual model shows how important it is for people to take precautions against virus spread.
"Moreover, it underscores why it is so essential to cover your cough and sneezes and to wear a face mask when you are out in public settings," she said.
Other researchers have created visual representations of how far cough particles can spread.
One terrifying video shows how as particles linger in the air for minutes.
Researchers from the University of Wuhan in China – around where the COVID-19 outbreak originated – said that .