Can you say why you believe “very few” infections occur by droplets directly landing on someone’s face? The CDC says:
“The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet), Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
...It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.”
i.e. (as I read this) handwashing would help with a hypothetical, secondary mode of transmission, whereas properly-fitted masks / goggles would presumably help reduce the primary mode of transmission. This is consistent with a couple other sources I’ve seen, but I haven’t delved into the literature.
I have updated strongly towards agreeing with you given research in the past 2 weeks, but transmissions are clearly happening both ways—it’s not hypothetical.
Can you say why you believe “very few” infections occur by droplets directly landing on someone’s face? The CDC says:
“The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet), Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
...It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.”
i.e. (as I read this) handwashing would help with a hypothetical, secondary mode of transmission, whereas properly-fitted masks / goggles would presumably help reduce the primary mode of transmission. This is consistent with a couple other sources I’ve seen, but I haven’t delved into the literature.
I have updated strongly towards agreeing with you given research in the past 2 weeks, but transmissions are clearly happening both ways—it’s not hypothetical.
Ooh, what did you read? Can you suggest any links?