No evidence of nCoV airborne transmission
There is currently no evidence of airborne transmission of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), according to WHO and DOH officials.
WHO country representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe stated that confirmed modes of transmission are via droplets or close contact, not through air.
DOH Undersecretary Eric Domingo said the WHO is still studying whether 2019-nCoV can be airborne but has not classified it as such.
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