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> Let's say two people walk past each other on the street or stand close in a shop, as far as we know the risk of transmission is non-existent or extremely low.
by mnm1 7y ago
> Let's say two people walk past each other on the street or stand close in a shop, as far as we know the risk of transmission is non-existent or extremely low.
WTF? What we know is exactly the opposite.
- Barrin92 7y agoWe don't. The primary transmission path is droplets through people in close contact (less than two meters, inhaling aerosols etc..). There is no current evidence that people simply walking past each other can somehow infect others at a meaningful rate, and surface tranmission is negligible as well. See most recent results from the German researchers in Heinsberg.
- mnm1 7y agoWalking past each other and people standing close to each other both imply close contact at less than two meters. Coughing can send the virus around seven meters. You do the math.