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Publisher: The Conversation

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5 Oct 2020

When COVID-19 superspreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters

They made an experiment by releasing droplets in a room to see how it spreads. They found that people in front of the room are more susceptible and at higher risk in a properly ventilated room. In a poorly ventilated room the entire room is at risk.
They made an experiment by releasing droplets in a room to see how it spreads. They found that people in front of the...
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Publisher: Business Insider

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2 Oct 2020

COVID-19 risk was highest in window seats in Qantas economy class

Passengers sat in window seats in the middle of an economy class cabin on a Qantas Airways flight in March were most at risk from contracting coronavirus, according to research by Australian scientists into that particular trip.
Passengers sat in window seats in the middle of an economy class cabin on a Qantas Airways flight in March were most at...
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Publisher: New Scientist

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21 Aug 2020

How likely are you to be infected by the coronavirus on a flight?

Is it safe to fly with the coronavirus still circulating? That depends partly on where you are. But while hard evidence is scarce, it appears the risk of being infected with covid-19 during a flight is relatively low.
Is it safe to fly with the coronavirus still circulating? That depends partly on where you are. But while hard evidence...
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Publisher: The Conversation

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30 Jul 2020

We’re more likely to let our COVID-19 guard down around those we love most

A study from China found 16% of household contacts developed COVID-19, and that spouses of the index case (meaning the first person to spread it in that cluster) were more likely to get infected than other family members.
A study from China found 16% of household contacts developed COVID-19, and that spouses of the index case (meaning the...
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Publisher: NY Times

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22 Jun 2020

Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase

New known virus cases were on the rise in 23 states on Monday as the outlook worsened across much of the nation’s South and West. Hospitalizations for the coronavirus reached their highest levels yet in the pandemic in Arizona and Texas, and Missouri reported its highest single-day case totals over the weekend.
New known virus cases were on the rise in 23 states on Monday as the outlook worsened across much of the nation’s...
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Publisher: Scientific American

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22 Jun 2020

How ‘Superspreading’ Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread

As scientists have learned more about COVID-19, it has become clear that so-called superspreader incidents—in which one person infects a disproportionate number of other individuals—have played an oversized role in the transmission of the virus that causes the disease.
As scientists have learned more about COVID-19, it has become clear that so-called superspreader incidents—in which...
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Publisher: Forbes

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21 Jun 2020

Is Eating Meat From Meatpacking Plants With Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreaks Safe?

“Meat is probably not a big risk,” said said Angela L. Rasmussen, PhD, a virologist in the faculty of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. “There is no evidence of food borne transmission,” Rasmussen added.
“Meat is probably not a big risk,” said said Angela L. Rasmussen, PhD, a virologist in the faculty of the Center for...
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Publisher: NY Times

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20 Apr 2020

How Coronavirus Infected Some, but Not All, in a Restaurant

In January, at a restaurant in Guangzhou, China, one diner infected with the novel coronavirus but not yet feeling sick appeared to have spread the disease to nine other people. One of the restaurant’s air-conditioners apparently blew the virus particles around the dining room.
In January, at a restaurant in Guangzhou, China, one diner infected with the novel coronavirus but not yet feeling sick...
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