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Check this out:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6936a5-H.pdf

Note the summary on the next to last page and what it says about restaurants and masks.  And the chart showing where the greatest hazards are.  Glad I have a private alternative and haven't returned to my gym.  There's a very graphic depiction of hazards on the page before the summary.  Bars are even worse. 

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Summary What is already known about the topic? Community and close contact exposures contribute to the spread of COVID-19. What is added by this report? Findings from a case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that close contact with persons with known COVID-19 or going to locations that offer on-site eating and drinking options were associated with COVID-19 positivity. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results. What are the implications for public health practice? Eating and drinking on-site at locations that offer such options might be important risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Efforts to reduce possible exposures where mask use and social distancing are difficult to maintain, such as when eating and drinking, should be considered to protect customers, employees, and communities.

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“In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients and 74% of control participants reported always using cloth face coverings or other mask types when in public."

 

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49 minutes ago, Mainecoons said:

Some apparently do, the dance bar across the street has reopened after already having at least one case of covid.  I would suggest avoiding anyone who goes to bars for the duration.  As you say, just common sense.

 

Problem is, you don't know who has been to a bar.  Maybe the person who is using the ATM right before you??  Maybe the waiter who hands you a lunch menu?  Maybe the cashier at the grocery store?  

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-can-persist-for-four-weeks-on-banknotes-study-finds/ar-BB19UtuQ?fbclid=IwAR1lRFq8pKVSHG1UoqUtMGc4UY73-twTozPehSZ_4XcXL2fb0nCeU-U5ago

"Coronavirus May Stay for Weeks on Banknotes and Touchscreens

2 days ago

Coronavirus May Stay for Weeks on Banknotes and Touchscreens

(Bloomberg) --

The new coronavirus may remain infectious for weeks on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to research by Australia’s top biosecurity laboratory that highlights risks from paper currency, touchscreen devices and grab handles and rails.

Scientists at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness showed SARS-CoV-2 is “extremely robust,” surviving for 28 days on smooth surfaces such as glass found on mobile phone screens and plastic banknotes at room temperature, or 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit). That compares with 17 days survival for the flu virus."

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