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  •   Home > News > Health & Safety

    An infectious diseases expert's rejecting concerns COVID-19 could spread through air conditioning

    An infectious diseases expert's rejecting concerns COVID-19 could spread through air conditioning


    There was concern those isolating in high rise apartments could be at risk.

    But Dr Siouxsie Wiles says that's unlikely.

    She says COVID-19 is a droplet spread virus, and all the evidence so far points to people catching it from close contact with other people.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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