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I'm not familiar with South Korean church practices, but there is an instance of a choir practice in the US that spread COVID-19 fairly effectively. This sugges
by dunham 7y ago
I'm not familiar with South Korean church practices, but there is an instance of a choir practice in the US that spread COVID-19 fairly effectively. This suggests that singing, a common practice in US churches (in my experience), spreads the disease. An article on the event reports that the choir members attempted to distance themselves from each other and use hand sanitizer.
https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/washington-choir-rehearsal-turns-deadly-after-coronavirus-kills-2/ https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/washington-choir-rehearsal-tur...
- yters 7y agoThe members also averaged 63 years old, right in the most likely age group to catch the virus.
- ceejayoz 7y agoAre you under the impression old people don’t go to church? Have you been to a church service?
- yters 7y agoYes, many. My point is the chorale group is not representative of all church group demographics. If people can shop safely, they can go to church safely.
- falcolas 7y agoSocial distancing in a church, given a 6’ distance requirement, 2’ per seat wide, and 3’ from center of one row to the next, would mean that 1/8 of the normal congregation could fit in the chapel. Half are immediately out, because you would need at least every other row empty. In a given row, 1 of 4 seats would be filled, to maintain 6’ between individuals. On Easter Sunday, churches are full to the point where they have multiple services throughout the day to accommodate everybody. So, while possible, it’s not reasonable to hold an Easter Sunday church service in these times.
- yters 7y agoWhy prohibit all services just because we cannot accomodate everyone?
- falcolas 7y agoPerhaps because they're not advocating for letting 1/8th of a congregation in, but all of the congregation.
- yters 7y agoprevious to the complete lockdown MD where I live was restricting congregation size, so a middle road is possible
- oxide 7y agoTo stop you and your family from being exposed to the virus. And potentially my family, if you decide to cough on my groceries after the service. since you think it's safe to shop, congregate in large groups, etc.
- yters 7y agovery few things in life are entirely safe, e.g. many more people die from traffic accidents than will die from covid-19
- yongjik 7y agoThe South Korean cult church had tons of people in their 20s, and they got the virus all the same. Being young just means they don't die easily, but they are quite capable of catching the virus and spreading to others who may die more easily.
- yters 7y agothat was a mass, tightly packed congregation