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DOI | 10.1073/pnas.2009637117 |
Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 | |
Zhang, Renyi1,2; Li, Yixin2; Zhang, Annie L.3; Wang, Yuan4; Molina, Mario J.5 | |
2020-06-11 | |
发表期刊 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
ISSN | 0027-8424 |
出版年 | 2020 |
卷号 | 117期号:26页码:14857-14863 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Various mitigation measures have been implemented to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including widely adopted social distancing and mandated face covering. However, assessing the effectiveness of those intervention practices hinges on the understanding of virus transmission, which remains uncertain. Here we show that airborne transmission is highly virulent and represents the dominant route to spread the disease. By analyzing the trend and mitigation measures in Wuhan, China, Italy, and New York City, from January 23 to May 9, 2020, we illustrate that the impacts of mitigation measures are discernable from the trends of the pandemic. Our analysis reveals that the difference with and without mandated face covering represents the determinant in shaping the pandemic trends in the three epicenters. This protective measure alone significantly reduced the number of infections, that is, by over 78,000 in Italy from April 6 to May 9 and over 66,000 in New York City from April 17 to May 9. Other mitigation measures, such as social distancing implemented in the United States, are insufficient by themselves in protecting the public. We conclude that wearing of face masks in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent interhuman transmission, and this inexpensive practice, in conjunction with simultaneous social distancing, quarantine, and contact tracing, represents the most likely fighting opportunity to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. Our work also highlights the fact that sound science is essential in decision-making for the current and future public health pandemics. |
英文关键词 | COVID-19 virus aerosol public health pandemic |
领域 | 地球科学 ; 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000548160900013 |
WOS关键词 | VIRUS ; HAZE ; DROPLETS |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/274292 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Texas A&M Univ, Dept Atmospher Sci, College Stn, TX 77843 USA; 2.Texas A&M Univ, Dept Chem, College Stn, TX 77843 USA; 3.Univ Texas Austin, Coll Nat Sci, Dept Chem, Austin, TX 78712 USA; 4.CALTECH, Div Geol & Planetary Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA; 5.Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Chem & Biochem, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Renyi,Li, Yixin,Zhang, Annie L.,et al. Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19[J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,2020,117(26):14857-14863. |
APA | Zhang, Renyi,Li, Yixin,Zhang, Annie L.,Wang, Yuan,&Molina, Mario J..(2020).Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19.PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,117(26),14857-14863. |
MLA | Zhang, Renyi,et al."Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19".PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 117.26(2020):14857-14863. |
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