How much coronavirus is coming out of your mouth?

Pretty much ever since the pandemic began, we've been told to socially distance by at least 1.5 meters if possible to reduce the chances of infection.

But as the science is gathered on how much viral load flows from an infected person, how relevant is that recommendation? Was it even correct in the first place?

Well a new - yet to be peer reviewed - study has attempted to explain just how much virus is in one's exhaled breath aerosols.

And what does this mean for how the virus is spread?

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