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There is consistent, strong evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is predominantly transmitted through the air, a new study published in The Lancet journal April 15, 2021 has said.

Therefore, public health measures that fail to treat the virus as predominantly airborne leave people unprotected and allow the virus to spread, according to the six experts who authored the study.

The experts identified 10 lines of evidence to show that the airborne theory was true.

"The evidence supporting airborne transmission is overwhelming, and evidence supporting large droplet transmission ...