Is coronavirus airborne? How is it transmitted?

Evidence so far suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through contact with respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, rather than through the air.

But it’s a new virus and there are many unknowns. It’s possible droplets in the air could make others sick even after an ill person has left the area.

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Another unanswered question is whether infected people can spread the disease even when they feel fine, noted NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar.

“Can you walk around and have coronavirus and either be really mildly symptomatic and think you have a cold? Or be completely asymptomatic and transmit it?” she wondered. It’s an answer experts are trying to figure out.