Fauci: ‘Not ruling out’ aerosol transmission of coronavirus

Published March 20, 2020 5:53pm ET



The nation’s top infectious disease expert said he can’t rule out the possibility of getting the coronavirus from the air.

“The possibility of aerosol transmission always comes up when you have situations like that,” Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told reporters at Friday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing.

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