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Expert in fluid dynamics explains how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 airborne transmission inside a car

  • Written by Varghese Mathai, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageOpening all windows, or one front and one rear window, increases the amount of airflow in the car, reducing the risk of airborne transmission.Sisoje/E+ via Getty Images

Editor’s note: Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the flow of fluids and gases. He conducted a study using computational...

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