COVID-19 transmission

COVID-19 spreads primarily from person to person in several different ways:

• It can spread through small liquid particles. These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks, sings or breathes.
• It spreads mainly between people who are in close contact with each other, typically within 1 metre.
• It can also spread in poorly ventilated and/or crowded indoor settings where aerosols remain suspended in the air or travel farther than 1 metre.
• It can also spread if a person touches surfaces that have been contaminated by the virus.