Journal article
Droplets and Aerosols Generated by Singing and the Risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 for Choirs
Prateek Bahl, Charitha de Silva, Shovon Bhattacharjee, Haley Stone, Con Doolan, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, C Raina MacIntyre
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1241
Abstract
Choral singing has become a major risk during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to high infection rates. Our visualization and velocimetry results reveal that the majority of droplets expelled during singing follow the ambient airflow pattern. These results point toward the possibility of COVID-19 spread by small airborne droplets during singing.
Grants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence
Awarded by NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence (grant number 1107393), Integrated Systems for Epidemic Response. C. R. M. is supported by an NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (grant number 1137582).