August 13, 2023

COVID-19 Basics

#TheGrandFAQ

Is there a 10 minutes exposure time near an infected person, just like in the case of flu?

Claim: ‘You need to be with an infected person for 10 minutes’

For flu, some hospital guidelines define exposure as being within six feet of an infected person who sneezes or coughs for 10 minutes or longer. However, it is possible to be infected with shorter interactions or even by picking the virus up from contaminated surfaces, although this is thought to be a less common route of transmission.