US CDC says its guidance on virus airborne transmission ‘an error’
CDC abruptly removes guidance from its website as US Covid-19 deaths near 200,000
21 September 2020 - 20:51
Washington — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday removed from its website what it said was draft guidance posted late last week stating that the coronavirus could spread through the air in small particles.
On Friday, the CDC had said in an update to its website that in addition to spreading between people in close contact, the novel coronavirus could spread through airborne particles that can linger in the air and travel more than six feet, in settings such as restaurants, fitness classes and church gatherings...
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