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  • CRISTINA MARRONE (CORRIERE DELLA SERA)

Updated on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 - 08:44

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One year after the start of the pandemic, the evidence seems pretty clear: the coronavirus is transmitted mainly through the air expelled by people who sneeze and cough, but also speak and exhale those large and small droplets called

aerosols

.

Infection through surfaces, although possible, is very rare.

It is true that

Covid

can persist on contaminated door handles, buttons or tables, but these are not the main sources of infection.

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