"Prolonged mask wearing can be associated with certain problems -- the most common being headaches, dehydration, acne and difficulty in breathing," Radhika Banka, Consultant Pulmonologist at P.D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai, told IANS.
Benedetta Allegranzi, the WHO's technical lead for infection prevention and control, said that evidence emerging of airborne transmission of the coronavirus in 'crowded, closed, poorly ventilated settings that have been described, cannot be ruled out'.
The WHO, in a publication in March, had maintained that the novel Coronavirus is primarily transmitted through 'respiratory droplets and close contacts' and does not seem to stay long in the air.
In an analysis published on March 29, WHO wrote that aerosol transmission was only known to occur during particular medical treatments that required assisted breathing.
‘Airborne’ aims to educate and sensitise young travellers, and answer all queries of the curious minds, about the nuances of air travel
