Risk assessment of airborne virus transmission in an intensive care unit due to single and sequential coughing.

The virus causing COVID-19 has constantly been mutating into new variants. Some of them are more transmissive and resistant to antibiotics. The current research article aims to examine the airborne transmission of the virus expelled by coughing action in a typical intensive care unit.

Droplet fate, efficacy of face mask, and transmission of virus-laden droplets inside a conference room.

The second and third waves of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have hit the world. Even after more than a year, the economy is yet to return to a semblance of normality. The conference/meeting room is one of the critical sections of offices that might be difficult not to use.