One person in the room with you has COVID-19. Here’s how long it takes to get infected (symptoms, recovery)
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Amazing isn't it that flights are happening everyday, no shutdowns. Huh. I guess COVID is afraid of flying?
They are flying at a lower capacity and fewer times.
People are stupid. They think they are immune to getting the virus and do all kinds of risky behavior. Hospitals are being over run and the death toll keeps climbing higher and higher.
MIT researchers have built a simple tool to give clear guidelines on indoor safety in the midst of a pandemic.
This answers a lot of questions that have been posted here for the past 9 months
THANK YOU! And if it has not been done already, I think this should be posted on ALL the Covid threads. (I think more people read the Current Events "General Covid Discussion" thread more than any other.)
And here is a very short summary article for "science dummies" like myself:
From the article (quote): "For example, in a restaurant, the model projects that 50 occupants would be safe for two hours, while 100 people would be safe for only 64 minutes. Current general social distancing guidelines suggest 138 people would be safe in the same size of space for an indefinite amount of time, the research notes.
"Similarly, the model suggests that two people would be safe for eight days in a church, 25 occupants would be protected for four hours, and 100 people would be safe for only two hours. However, guidelines for merely staying six feet apart indicate 52 people would be safe in that setting for an unlimited period of time." (end quote)
So, it seems that my husband and I have personally done nothing "wrong" in the past almost-nine-months-and-counting.
Btw, I wonder if the researchers (and note that it has not yet been peer reviewed!) addressed someone being safe in a closed conference room with an infected person for ten minutes, which is what I read somewhere early in this pandemic and others have questioned. (If so, would someone tell me the answer to that, please and thank you?)
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From the article (quote): "For example, in a restaurant, the model projects that 50 occupants would be safe for two hours, while 100 people would be safe for only 64 minutes. Current general social distancing guidelines suggest 138 people would be safe in the same size of space for an indefinite amount of time, the research notes.
"Similarly, the model suggests that two people would be safe for eight days in a church, 25 occupants would be protected for four hours, and 100 people would be safe for only two hours. However, guidelines for merely staying six feet apart indicate 52 people would be safe in that setting for an unlimited period of time."
So, my husband and I have personally done nothing "wrong" in the past almost-eight-months-and-counting. I do wonder if according to the researches (and note that it has not yet been peer reviewed!) addressed people being safe in a closed room for ten (or fifteen) minutes question yet, however? (If so, can someone post the answer, please and thank you?)
Too bad you really cannot boil it all down to numbers. COVID is a novel virus and even though the 'experts' like to put it in probability terms it is still entirely possible to get it and spread it and have someone or yourself die from it. Risky behavior should be stopped. People need to wear masks when they go out and limit their time away from home.
Churches should NOT be holding indoor services.
They are flying at a lower capacity and fewer times.
People are stupid. They think they are immune to getting the virus and do all kinds of risky behavior. Hospitals are being over run and the death toll keeps climbing higher and higher.
They are flying. Right? Right.
Closed cabin rebreathing the same air? For hours at a time?
Check, check and check.
But outdoor dining is bad.
Everyone knows that if you fly to NJ you do NOT have to quarantine if it's for BUSINESS, right? Because COVID stays away from business travelers.
Closed cabin rebreathing the same air? For hours at a time?
Nope. Don't be so stubborn. The air on modern planes is replaced quite frequently. Data does NOT show a great deal of increased transmission from airline travel. It just - does not. Contact tracing bears it out. Airplanes - the plane itself - is just not the best path for this virus.
Now - waiting in line to check in, or sitting at starbucks, or whatever - different story.
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