Coronavirus Riskiest Activities: According to 500+ epidemiologists & health experts

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Coronavirus Riskiest Activities: According to 500+ epidemiologists & health experts

As Coronavirus lockdowns relax worldwide, what activities might be riskier than others? 

Risk factors to consider:

• People how many?

• Space how close is the contact?

• Time how long the exposure?

• Location inside or outside?

• Surfaces lots of high touch?

• Area high number of cases?

• Covidiocy how likely is compliance

According to professional opinions from over 500 epidemiologists & health experts, these are the coronavirus riskiest activities *with increasing risk as you go down the list.

LOW RISK

• Takeout food

• Outdoor exercise

• Tennis

• Petrol station

• Golf

• Friend uses your bathroom (consider cleaning afterwards)

• Camping

• Beach (but not if you can't social distance)

• Outdoor dining

• Walk in busy downtown (but avoid crowds)

• Grocery shopping

• Library/museum

• See your doctor (take care in waiting room)
• Vacation home with another family (if both families have been taking care)

MEDIUM RISK

• Stay at a hotel (limit time in common areas like lobbies)

• Small backyard barbecue

• Small outdoor picnic

• Use a public restroom

• Visit a mall

• Small dinner party (indoors)

• Public pool

• Get a haircut

• Work in a shared office

• Young kid playdates

• Send kids to school camp or daycare

• Casino

• Cinema/movie/theatre

• Playground

• Visit an elder in their home

• Exercise at a gym

• Ride a bus

• Eat at a restaurant (watch for shared condiments)

• Airplane

HIGH RISK 

• Attend a wedding or funeral (size & physical closeness of gatherings big factor)

• Hug or shake hands

• Stop routinely wearing a mask

• Go out with someone you don't know well

• Amusement park

• Buffet

• See a concert or play 

• Indoor party

• Sports stadium 

• Church (singing is very high risk: increases airborne viral spread)

• Indoor bar

• Nightclub

Remember the risk reduced by wearing a mask, social distancing and washing hands.

#StaySafe 

Source: Information is Beautiful