Empty middle seats reduce virus risk on planes, a new study says, taking no account of mask-wearing.

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By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3wVa563
via IFTTT internal-essential, Airlines and Airplanes, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Heating, Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research, Coronavirus Reopenings The risk of exposure on a flight is lowered by 23 to 57 percent if middle seats are kept unoccupied, according to the study. But it did not look at what protection mask-wearing could provide.

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