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Re:SARS-CoV-2 was already spreading in France in late Decemb... by rwallace on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @01:11AM (#23076742)
I've seen it plausibly argued that in e.g. Japan, they have a culture of not talking on your phone on the subway, and this substantially reduces transmission.
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Re:SARS-CoV-2 was already spreading in France in late Decemb... by iso947 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:16AM (#23077710)
London just the same

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/29/tube-chat-ca...

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 was already spreading in France in late Decemb... by nl on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @01:16AM (#23076763)
This is true - not only do they have a culture of that, they have signs up telling people not to talk on their phones and to be quiet.
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Re:SARS-CoV-2 was already spreading in France in late Decemb... by keithnoizu on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @03:15AM (#23077338)
And angry elders who will glare at you violently if you don't adhere to the rule.
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