Under these experimental conditions, the authors found that the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 were similar. They conclude that this similarity likely indicates the epidemiologic characteristic differences between the viruses are likely due to other factors, such as location in respiratory system and high asymptomatic potential of SARS-CoV-2. The results also indicate that SARS-CoV-2 remains viable in aerosols for hours, suggesting that this form of transmission is possible. This finding is especially important for the COVID-19 pandemic since this form of transmission was associated with super-spreading events from SARS-CoV-1.