WHO struggles with its stance as mounting evidence suggests coronavirus is airborne

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century to the very origins of germ theory.

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged this week that the novel coronavirus can spread through tiny droplets floating in the air, saying they will issue new guidelines about transmission in settings with close contact and poor ventilation.

The move came after more than 200 experts in aerosol science urged the medical community and public-health authorities to acknowledge the potential for airborne transmission. 

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