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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by LeoNatan25 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:25PM (#25665067)
Outdoors, especially in a humid night, is not a magical place where the virus is inactivated right at the mouth of the shedding individual. People being so close, people walking into air that someone recently exhaled—these are big opportunities for infection.
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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by tasuki on Thursday January 07, 2021 @09:34AM (#25671447)
Can you quantify that? I've been under the impression that outdoors transmission was extremely rare and the vast majority of transmission was indoors. I've been meeting with people outdoors for walks thinking that was mostly safe. I've no sources unfortunately.
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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by LeoNatan25 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @09:54AM (#25671713)
Wind, UV light from the sun, wearing a mask—these all help, but it’s never 100%. From the research I’ve seen, it’s 20 to 1 safer. But as the virus becomes more transmissible, as well as different outdoor environments, the risk can fluctuate. Be careful. Mental health is important, but so is your physical health. Keep distance on your walks, and choose outdoor areas with a lot of air circulation.
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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by tasuki on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:21AM (#25683916)
20 to 1 sounds fair - thanks!
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