That is an interesting question. I would suspect that when you are outside, the air would mix into a much larger 3 dimensional volume, diluting the virus to almost unmeasurable levels. If it is in the daytime, I suspect that UV light would quickly eliminate the virus as well. If you are outside with many thousands of people in a small …
That is an interesting question. I would suspect that when you are outside, the air would mix into a much larger 3 dimensional volume, diluting the virus to almost unmeasurable levels. If it is in the daytime, I suspect that UV light would quickly eliminate the virus as well. If you are outside with many thousands of people in a small space, I suspect this would be more of a threat. One other factor, the more wind there is, the more the virus gets diluted. Perhaps it is best to go outside on bright windy days and just get skin cancer. (With the pollution where I live, I would think the smoke and smog would kill the virus faster than anything.)
Good observations! I suspect the virus aerosols would, ceteris paribus, congregate in the lower levels of the inversion but I don't know how much vertical mixing occurs in a dead air pocket.. if so, that might increase the risk of breathing them from negligible to perhaps very low. Factoring in the high case numbers of peak Delta and Omicron surges in our city, combined with an inversion event, we might have a situation where public health authorities might issue an outdoor "mask up" advisory.
That is an interesting question. I would suspect that when you are outside, the air would mix into a much larger 3 dimensional volume, diluting the virus to almost unmeasurable levels. If it is in the daytime, I suspect that UV light would quickly eliminate the virus as well. If you are outside with many thousands of people in a small space, I suspect this would be more of a threat. One other factor, the more wind there is, the more the virus gets diluted. Perhaps it is best to go outside on bright windy days and just get skin cancer. (With the pollution where I live, I would think the smoke and smog would kill the virus faster than anything.)
Good observations! I suspect the virus aerosols would, ceteris paribus, congregate in the lower levels of the inversion but I don't know how much vertical mixing occurs in a dead air pocket.. if so, that might increase the risk of breathing them from negligible to perhaps very low. Factoring in the high case numbers of peak Delta and Omicron surges in our city, combined with an inversion event, we might have a situation where public health authorities might issue an outdoor "mask up" advisory.