A Loud Voice Can Be a Virus Ally
Prognosis: Breakthrough
Weβve heard there are many things we can do to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Staying six feet from someone else, washing our hands, and wearing a mask. But thereβs something else we can also do: Talk less. Speaking is a powerful generator of aerosols -- the fine particles emitted from our mouths that can harbor the SARS-CoV-2 virus and potentially linger for hours in poorly ventilated spaces. Turns out, shutting up can help shut those particles down. And as Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale found out, if you must speak, itβs safer if you do it softly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comNext Episodes
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