California health officials are bracing for a second COVID-19 wave as soon as July. The Fresno County Department of Health is also bracing for that possibility. It has seen cases and hospitalizations rise as more people are going outside and becoming more mobile. The county's rate of doubling cases has...
Here’s Why It’s Crazy to Go Outside Without a Mask
Talking emits droplets from your mouth. Loud talking generates even more droplets. These droplets can harbor infectious virus particles. The National Institutes of Health published a letter with video and visual accompaniment Wednesday to prove a noticeable point. The scientists write, "The act of speaking generates oral fluid droplets that...
New Video Shows COVID-19 Droplets Greatly Contained by Masks
Talking emits droplets from your mouth. Loud talking generates even more droplets. These droplets can harbor infectious virus particles. The National Institutes of Health published a letter with video and visual accompaniment Wednesday to prove a noticeable point. The scientists write, "The act of speaking generates oral fluid droplets that...
Don't Think 'Microdroplets' Pose COVID-19 Risk? Watch This Video.
Sneezing may produce as many as 40,000 droplets. That's according to research published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Now, a new video not only sheds light on that but shows it off in stunning slow-motion video out of Japan. The researchers did this in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...