Cough Droplets Can Travel <br />Beyond 6 Feet, Study Suggests .<br />The new simulation study, conducted by researchers from Singapore's Agency of Science, Technology and Research, .<br />was published in the <br />journal, 'Physics of Fluids.'.<br />Additionally, anyone who is shorter than <br />the person coughing, such as children, <br />could be at a greater risk of being exposed.<br />Young children may be at greater risk compared to adults based on the typical downward cough trajectory. , Study researchers, via CNN Health.<br />Teenagers and short adults are advised to maintain a social distance greater than <br />2 m from taller persons, Study researchers, via CNN Health.<br />Surgical masks are known to be effective at trapping large droplets and therefore recommended for <br />use as necessary, Study researchers, via CNN Health.<br />Researchers simulated the trajectory of droplets from a person who coughs outside while another person listens nearby.<br />Different droplet sizes, air temperatures, relative humidity, wind speed and distances between the cougher and listener were simulated.<br />In some instances, particularly at higher <br />wind speeds, a 100-micrometer droplet <br />was able to travel about 22 feet.<br />However, the results are somewhat <br />limited considering they are simulations rather than real-life experiments.<br />According to CNN Health, coronavirus' ability to survive the affects of humidity and ambient temperature are also not entirely clear
