"Science" articles
https://archive.is/4KkN7
https://covid19data.com/2020/09/18/does-speaking-english-spread-coronavirus-quicker/
https://covid19data.com/2020/09/08/why-speaking-english-may-spread-more-coronavirus-than-other-languages/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263261/
https://tinyurl.com/yyjxkbky

Language sounds ranker:
https://thelanguagenerds.com/languages-ranked-by-the-number-of-sounds-they-have/