They don't have to say its a confidence interval. Just say something like: "Though outdoor infections are uncommon, how uncommon is uncertain. Based on the limi

They don't have to say its a confidence interval. Just say something like: "Though outdoor infections are uncommon, how uncommon is uncertain. Based on the limited data available, we estimate outdoor infections to make up anywhere between 0.1% and 10% of total infections". That is honest, transparent, and doesn't require understanding any statistical theory like confidence intervals.