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1 big thing

Indoor air is the next virus hot spot

1 big thing

Axios

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4.02K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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There's growing evidence that coronavirus contaminated particles can hang in the air, possibly for hours. As more schools and businesses attempt to reopen, protecting the air in indoor spaces is becoming front and center in the fight to control the virus. Plus, a reality check on President Trump’s executive orders. And, the struggle to keep high school sports alive. Guests: Axios' Bryan Walsh, Mike Allen and Kendall Baker. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Indoor air is the next coronavirus frontline The return of high school sports hangs in the balance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Such British Gas Home Care Cover, see website for terms. Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's Monday, August 10th. I'm Nailaboodoo. Here's

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how we're making you smarter today. We'll have a reality check on President Trump's executive orders,

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plus the struggle to keep high school sports alive.

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But first, today's one big thing is how indoor air is the next front line of the coronavirus.

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There's growing evidence that coronavirus contaminated particles can hang in the air possibly for hours

1:07.0

and as more schools and businesses attempt to reopen, protecting the air in indoor spaces is becoming front and center in the fight to control COVID-19.

1:16.0

Brian Walsh has been reporting on this and he's joining us now.

1:19.2

Do you think that people understand the risks of indoor air? I think people actually do have a sort of

1:24.8

of instinctual understanding of the risks of indoor air.

1:28.0

For one thing, even in states where you've begun to open up

1:31.0

indoor restaurants, I've noticed that you haven't really seen people

1:34.5

go and take advantage of that. I think that sort of underscores the fact that people are a little

1:38.0

concerned about this and they should be and in some ways common sense was a little

1:42.4

ahead of science on this one.

1:44.7

And so what are researchers saying about airborne particles of the coronavirus?

1:51.4

Obviously we knew that coughing or sneezing directly on someone

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or near them could spread the virus.

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