Finnish Researchers Model Possible Spread of COVID-19 Indoors
Researchers in Finland created a 3D model to demonstrate how aerosol particles carrying the coronavirus could spread and linger indoors.
Researchers said the model shows that when someone coughs, the aerosol cloud spreads outside the immediate area and takes several minutes to dilute. The environment shown in this model was designed to represent a space like a grocery store, with shelving and ventilation taken into account, Aalto University said in a press release.
“Someone infected by the coronavirus can cough and walk away, but then leave behind extremely small aerosol particles carrying the coronavirus. These particles could then end up in the respiratory tract of others in the vicinity,” Aalto University Assistant Professor Ville Vuorinen said in the press release.
The study was a collaboration between researchers at Aalto University, Finnish Meteorological Institute, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and University of Helsinki, according to an Aalto University. The animation was created by Mikko Auvinen and Antti Hellsten. Credit: AALTO/FMI/VTT/UH via Storyful
