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Research Shows English Speakers Are High Risk Coronavirus Spreaders

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Research Shows English Speakers Are High Risk Coronavirus Spreaders

Why Speaking English May Spread More Coronavirus Than Some Other Languages.

New research suggests that English speakers put more droplets into the air when they talk, which may make them more likely to spread COVID-19. Since the novel coronavirus is spread by droplets, how spitty a language is might contribute to different rates of the disease. It all comes down to something called aspirated consonants, the sounds we make that spray more droplets of saliva into the air.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisonescalante/2020/09/08/why-speaking-english-may-spread-more-coronavirus-than-other-languages/#1b72f6686eea

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