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> [..] since it became clear that it's not transmitted by contact. That'll need a reference. It's only a few weeks since a worker was infected in a one-person
by Tor3 6y ago
> [..] since it became clear that it's not transmitted by contact.
That'll need a reference. It's only a few weeks since a worker was infected in a one-person workshop[1], from the guy working there two days earlier. Testing showed that it was the exact same (rare) virus strain and the only explanation was that the second guy got infected from using the same tools as the first guy (not infected _through_ the hands of course, but presumably by touching his face afterwards. As one does).
(Keeping surfaces clean is the most important part, otherwise you'll have to clean your hands every time you touch something. As for myself I've become very self-conscious about what I touch.)
[1]https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/smittet-person-med-sorafrikansk-variant-av-korona-_-mottes-aldri-1.15434431 https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https:/...
- graeme 6y agoVery interesting, thanks. Though it remains exceedingly rare so far as we can tell.
- kevinmchugh 6y agoAssuming they did good contact tracing here and found that it really was the only way this guy was exposed, we're talking about a vanishingly rare route to infection. The article calls it one in a million infections. I think it might be rarer than that.
- ascorbic 6y agoSure. When I said "not transmitted by contact" I should have said "rarely transmitted by contact". It has become clear that the overwhelming majority of transmisson is through aerosols indoors. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-r... https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00251-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00251-4