Chinese Officials Confirm Airborne Transmission of Virus in Limited Conditions: Coronavirus Updates From Feb. 20

A Chinese man wears a protective mask as he walks outside of a subway station in Beijing on Feb. 16, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Countries around the world are taking measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19, as the death toll continues to rise.

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Chinese Officials Confirm Airborne Transmission of Virus in Limited Conditions

The Chinese regime’s top health authority has confirmed that the novel coronavirus can be spread through the air under limited circumstances, adding a new route of transmission for the disease.