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Global experts warn of Covid-19 airborne threat

Medical staff seal a vent in what used to be an isolation ward for patients infected by the coronavirus at a hospital in Wuhan. [AFP]

As countries ease their lockdowns, authorities need to recognize the coronavirus can spread through the air far beyond the two meters (six feet) urged in social distancing guidelines, an international group of 239 scientists said Monday.

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