Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of infectious diseases and director of infection prevention at UNC Medical Center, told The Washington Post that regardless of how the virus may be transmitted — either through aerosolization or via surface contamination — preventive measures remain the same: Wear a mask and practice good hand hygiene.
“Whether or not there’s infectious virus present in the environment, if your nose and mouth are covered with a mask, you are limiting your intake,” Sickbert-Bennett said.
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