Coronavirus disease 2019
Cause
The disease is spread during close contact, often by small droplets produced during coughing, sneezing, or talking. During close contact, (1 to 2 metres, 3 to 6 feet), people catch the disease after breathing in contaminated droplets that were exhaled by infected people. Contaminated droplets also cause infection when they settle in the noses or mouths of people in close proximity. However, the droplets are relatively heavy, usually fall to the ground or surfaces, and do not travel far through the air.
Coronavirus disease 2019-13