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The recent case of 45/60 choir members contracting coronavirus after actively practicing social distancing contradicts this unusually confident assertion that i

The recent case of 45/60 choir members contracting coronavirus after actively practicing social distancing contradicts this unusually confident assertion that it's hard to contract the disease.

xenonite 7y ago
Source?
- klingonopera 7y ago
  https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/corona...
  - xenonite 7y ago
    Thank you.
- deleted 7y ago
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usaar333 7y ago
Singing for 2 hours in a crowded indoor setting hardly qualifies as social distancing.
nostromo 7y ago
When you’re singing loudly, full-throated, with deep breathing... that seems like an ideal scenario for a respiratory illness that might not mean much for the general population.
gruturo 7y ago
A choir is literally a spit fest. I'm surprised it's not 60/60.
gruez 7y ago
That seems consistent with GP's claim. I'd classify 2.5 hours of choir practice in the same risk category as a ski party, considering that the choir members are standing next to each other, constantly ejecting virus particles, and taking deep breaths.
- ping_pong 7y ago
  The choir members did not stand next to each other. They didn't hug or shake hands and maintained at least 6 feet between each other.
  - vkou 7y ago
    Walking 6 feet past someone has a low risk of transmitting the virus to them. Standing 6 feet away from someone for an hour... Is another story. Also worth noting: My wife has worked with a lot of community choral groups. She is convinced that they took all reasonable precautions, but doubts that their rehearsal space was sufficient to accommodate everyone standing 6 feet apart from eachother for the entire exercise... Or even for any part of it. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to work out what this means for the typical tech firm's open office layout.
  - macintux 7y ago
    They mention “certain distance” which I suspect is 3-4 feet at best but frankly even 6 feet probably isn’t enough for people singing loudly in a confined environment for a long period of time.
    - ping_pong 7y ago
      But it's not the same as a ski party, where people are mingling together. My entire point is that the original article downplayed how contagious it is, but even following social distancing guidelines, there was an enormously high infection rate.
      - JamesBarney 7y ago

The recent case of 45/60 choir members contracting coronavirus after actively practicing social distancing contradicts this unusually confident assertion that it's hard to contract the disease.

xenonite 7y ago

Source?

klingonopera 7y ago
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/corona...
- xenonite 7y ago
  Thank you.
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usaar333 7y ago

Singing for 2 hours in a crowded indoor setting hardly qualifies as social distancing.

nostromo 7y ago

When you’re singing loudly, full-throated, with deep breathing... that seems like an ideal scenario for a respiratory illness that might not mean much for the general population.

gruturo 7y ago

A choir is literally a spit fest. I'm surprised it's not 60/60.

gruez 7y ago

That seems consistent with GP's claim. I'd classify 2.5 hours of choir practice in the same risk category as a ski party, considering that the choir members are standing next to each other, constantly ejecting virus particles, and taking deep breaths.

ping_pong 7y ago
The choir members did not stand next to each other. They didn't hug or shake hands and maintained at least 6 feet between each other.
- vkou 7y ago
  Walking 6 feet past someone has a low risk of transmitting the virus to them. Standing 6 feet away from someone for an hour... Is another story. Also worth noting: My wife has worked with a lot of community choral groups. She is convinced that they took all reasonable precautions, but doubts that their rehearsal space was sufficient to accommodate everyone standing 6 feet apart from eachother for the entire exercise... Or even for any part of it. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to work out what this means for the typical tech firm's open office layout.
- macintux 7y ago
  They mention “certain distance” which I suspect is 3-4 feet at best but frankly even 6 feet probably isn’t enough for people singing loudly in a confined environment for a long period of time.
  - ping_pong 7y ago
    But it's not the same as a ski party, where people are mingling together. My entire point is that the original article downplayed how contagious it is, but even following social distancing guidelines, there was an enormously high infection rate.
    - JamesBarney 7y ago