How Covid-19 Really Spreads

Infected surfaces, airborne plumes, AC systems, toilet flushes, and close proximity may all be involved

Robert Roy Britt
Elemental
Published in
7 min readMay 28, 2020

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A photo of a person standing on a sticker that says “practice social distancing” at a grocery store.
Photo: GabrielPevide/Getty Images

The primary means of transmission for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, has been somewhat up in the air ever since it emerged. It’s clear the virus can spread by direct contact with an infected person. But do we really pick it up…

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Robert Roy Britt
Elemental

Editor of Wise & Well, independent health and wellness journalist, author of Make Sleep Your Superpower.