Researchers want to know if pollution helps coronavirus spread farther

Researchers have discovered that particles of the novel coronavirus can bind to air pollution, which could allow the virus to travel over more significant distances. The work is still preliminary, and the scientists have yet to prove whether the virus would still be able to infect humans after traveling on pollutants. The study was performed in the northern Italian province that's been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak. The region is also one of the most polluted in Europe. Visit BGR's ho...