WHO says emerging evidence points to airborne spread of Covid-19

The WHO earlier said the virus that causes Covid-19 disease spreads primarily through small droplets expelled from the nose and mouth of an infected person that quickly sink to the ground

The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged "evidence emerging" of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people.

"We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of Covid-19," Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic at the WHO, told a news briefing.

The WHO has previously said the virus that causes the coronavirus (Covid-19) respiratory disease spreads primarily through small droplets expelled from the nose and