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Can covid be spread through secondhand smoke? my neighbor is a heavy smoker and i'm afraid to go out to the garden. although we are 10m apart the wind still blows the smoke over, and sometimes i get a whiff of the smoke even after he's gone in?
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COVID 19 concerns: COVID 19 can be spread through second hand smoke. However, I am not sureif you are outside in the wind, that the risk would be very high.
Answered 1/8/2021
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See below: Covid 19 is mainly transmitted by exhaled respiratory droplets. Studies have shown that droplets containing the virus may linger in air for minutes, and travel greater than six feet. It would be possible for respiratory droplets to be associated with secondhand smoke. It would be advisable to wear a mask and maintain physical distance in the situation you described.
Answered 1/8/2021
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