Shanghai adds aerosol infection to coronavirus risk list
- As the Chinese government scrambles to contain the outbreak, the contagion has spread to at least 24 other countries, sickening more than 270 outside China
- The new deaths have brought the national death toll to 722, as of Friday
The new deaths, 81 in Hubei and five in other provinces, brought the national death toll to 722, as of Friday, the commission said.
As well as the 81 deaths, Hubei – the epicentre of the novel coronavirus epidemic – reported earlier on Saturday that it had confirmed 2,841 new cases. The province’s totals are now 24,953 confirmed cases and 699 deaths.
Shanghai warns of aerosol infection
Shanghai’s health commission added aerosol transmission the list of ways of contracting the coronavirus.
But the National Health Commission and the World Health Organisation have not yet included this in the modes of transmission for the coronavirus.
In its latest treatment plan for the virus, the NHC said aerosol transmission had yet to be confirmed.
Aerosol transmission occurs when tiny particles or droplets of the virus suspended in the air are inhaled.