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A bit tangential, but I have a mild concern that the focus on hand / face transmission which is undoubtably valid may be encouraging people to overlook the fact
by zmmmmm 7y ago
A bit tangential, but I have a mild concern that the focus on hand / face transmission which is undoubtably valid may be encouraging people to overlook the fact that covid-19 is highly transmissable without any contact through air / droplets. Many cases have been documented where people were infected without contact. To avoid infection, you need to avoid being in close proximity, especially in enclosed environments, with large numbers of people.
- prox 7y agoThe guidelines talk about 1-2 meters distance and 15 minutes of presence in the same space. This makes public transport and venues big transmission vectors for that reason. Someone who sneezes unprotected will no doubt widen that area by a factor.