The novel coronavirus normally does not suspend or float in the air for long, and currently no evidence has shown that the new virus can be transmitted through aerosol¹, Feng Luzhao, a researcher of infectious diseases with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the press conference.

中国疾病预防控制中心传染病预防控制处研究员冯录召表示，新型冠状病毒一般不会在空气长期漂浮，目前没有证据显示新型冠状病毒通过气溶胶传播。

 

气溶胶传播（aerosol transmission，aerosol读作['erə.sɑl]），是指飞沫在空气悬浮过程中失去水分而剩下的蛋白质（protein）和病原体（pathogen）组成的核，形成飞沫核（droplet nuclei），可以通过气溶胶的形式漂浮至远处，造成远距离的传播（float for a long distance and spread the virus）。

 

Currently, the virus is mainly transmitted via respiratory droplets² and contact, said Feng, adding that the virus is normally transmitted within a range of one to two meters.

冯录召说，新型冠状病毒主要通过呼吸道飞沫传播和接触传播，而飞沫传播距离很短，一般1至2米。

 

He suggested the public to open windows to help with ventilation at least twice a day, which is effective to lower the risks of getting infected.

他建议每天至少两次开窗通风，这是降低感染风险的有效措施。

 

他表示，在一般的工作生活条件下，采取正确佩戴口罩的飞沫传播防护措施，是足以满足保护普通公众不被感染的（wearing a mask correctly is enough to protect the general public from the virus）。