A US science committee informs the White House: the Coronavirus is transmitted by speaking or even just breathing

CNN said that a prestigious scientific committee had informed the White House of research showing that the new Corona Virus (SARS Cove 2) virus, which causes Covid 19, is transmitted not only through sneezing and coughing, but rather through talking, or even just breathing.

According to a letter written by Dr. Harvey Weinberg, chair of the American National Academy of Sciences, the results of the available studies, although limited, are consistent with the virus's volatilization from normal breathing.

Dr. Weinberg, who heads the Standing Committee for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Health Threats for the 21st Century at the American National Academy of Sciences, said his message, sent on Wednesday evening, came in response to an inquiry from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

In an interview with CNN, Weinberg - who also served as dean of the Harvard Medical School - said that the research showed that droplets when talking or even breathing can spread the virus.

Weinberg said he would wear a muzzle when he went to the grocery store, adding that he would not wear a surgical mask, because doctors needed it, but he had a scarf that he might wear.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the Corona Virus Task Force on the White House, told CNN on Tuesday that the idea of ​​recommending the use of gags widely in the United States to prevent the spread of the Corona virus is under discussion by the group.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus spreads from person to person when people are about six feet from each other (about two meters) through the respiratory droplets that result when the infected person coughs or sneezes.

Feinberg's letter explains that a study in a Chinese hospital shows that the virus can be suspended in the air when doctors and nurses remove protection equipment, when floors are cleaned, or when employees move.

Research by the University of Nebraska showed that a genetic material from the Coruna virus was found in patients' rooms more than two meters from patients, according to the message.

Feinberg said that drops of the Corona virus could get stuck in the air, possibly infecting someone walking later. "However, the Corona virus is not as contagious as measles or tuberculosis," he added.

He said that the length of time the Corona virus remains in the air depends on several factors, including the amount of viruses that the infected person produces when breathing or speaking, as well as on the movement of air.

"If you produce droplets of the virus in a room where the air does not move, it is possible that if you walk later inhale the virus, but if you are outside it is likely that it will scatter the air," Weinberg said.