Clouds move across a ridge in the evening sky. The coming days it should remain cool but dry. (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air?Research indicates it can, but it’s not clear how much of the pandemic is caused by such cases.People spray liquid droplets of various sizes when they cough, sneeze, talk, sing, shout and even just breathe.
The coronavirus can hitchhike on these particles.RELATED: WHO acknowledges 'emerging evidence' that coronavirus can spread through the airThe advice about staying at least 6 feet apart is based on the idea that the larger particles drop to the ground before getting very far.Dr.