• Exposure to fine aerosols, especially indoors, should be mitigated

By Sheain Fernandopulle 

The Medical experts have highlighted the importance of prohibiting large indoor gatherings in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in the country. 

According to Prof. Neelika Malavige from the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayewardenepura University, large indoor gatherings should be stopped right now, until a large proportion of the adult population are fully vaccinated (two weeks after the second dose). 

Prof. Malavige tweeted this in response to a study that revealed that viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory aerosols emitted by COVID-19 patients while breathing, talking and singing. 

The study, which has been published by Oxford University, pointed out that exposure to fine aerosols, especially indoors, should be mitigated.