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Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)

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The relative humidity in rooms apparently plays an important role in the spread of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Researchers from India and Germany are recommending therefore, in addition to the previously customary measures such as spacing and masks, the room air should also be controlled so that the air humidity does not fall below 40 percent.

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Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS

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