Answer the following question in at least 6 sentences to earn 30 possible points:

“A recently published study led by Lauren Acel Meyers, Ph. D., a professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas, Austin, found that pre-symptomatic people can spread the new coronavirus, which, like the flu, appears be transmitted from person-to-person via virus-containing respiratory droplets. In such droplets, which can be expelled in coughs or sneezes, the new coronavirus can survive in the air for three hours and on metal and plastic for two to three days, another study found” (Brodsky, 2020, paragraph 14).

The quote above references how COVI-19 can spread from person to person. How do you think these modes caused cases of COVI-19 to reach such high numbers in China, New York City, and most recently, New Orleans?