Bubbles are less contagious than singing
A team from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Göttingen and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) has determined the particle emission and the associated maximum transmission risk when playing many different wind instruments.
A relatively large number of viruses can come from the clarinet. It releases significantly more aerosol, which can contain pathogens such as Sars-CoV-2, than the flute, for example. In general, however, the risk of transmission from an infected person on a wind instrument is significantly lower than with singing or speaking people if you spend the same amount of time in their vicinity.
This is the conclusion reached by a team from Göttingen in a comprehensive study. The researchers determined the particle emissions and the associated maximum risk of transmission when playing many different wind instruments. The results provide clues as to how cultural events can be organized with the lowest possible risk of infection even during the pandemic.
More info:
https://www.ds.mpg.de/3959178/220922_aerosols_instruments
