A Man Smokes 'Bidi' a Small Hand Rolled Cigarette on World No Tobacco Day in Ajmer, Rajathan, India on May 31, 2020. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow droplets carrying the virus when they exhale.RELATED: Can you get the coronavirus twice?Being able to smell the smoke might be a red flag that you’re standing too close to the smoker.
The respiratory droplets people spray when they talk, cough or sneeze are believed to be the main way the virus spreads. And people also exhale those droplets when smoking, as well as when they're vaping.These droplets can be dispersed to a.