The "scary" place that you could catch Covid, warns Dr. Birx
But at the same time, the Covid transmission in these places has become "frightening".
Even ifCOVID-19 [FeminineThe cases are records under the country, some places have become safer, said Dr. Deborah Birx, a key member of the working group on the coronavirus of the White House. But she noted that the coronavirus did not go - the hot spots of the transmission simply changed."Public spaces have been safer," Birx said in an interview withWall Street newspaper. "Companies have become safer. We see transmission spending public spaces into private spaces, because people gather without flawless."
"We know work masks, physical distancing", she added. "But if we do not change how we gather, we will continue to have this thrust across the country." Read to hear his warning and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Where the transmission is "scary"
Birx stated that although the CVIV-19 rate improves in some states where the surge started this fall - in the North Plains, the Rocky Mountains and some heart states - increases from other states have offset these improvements .
The experts warned that Thanksgiving gatherings had the potential to become a super-spreader event at the national level, "we will see Thanksgiving's impact later this week and next week," said Birx. "And that's why we are so worried, because the base virus was high."
She added, "I think people really need to understand how much asymptomatic spread. And thenThe majority of people who have spread come from people who do not know they are infected, with others in nearby neighborhoods with their mask. And that's where the transmission is frightening. You can not tell your grandson, your nephew, your niece is infected or not. "
Birx stated that the working group had warned the states of asymptomatic propagation - which represents the majority of COOD transmission and increased transmission providers, sending 90 million rapid antigen tests to governments. State and local governments. "Last Sunday, we really called people who gathered on Thanksgiving to really be tested and diagnosed early, because the treatment works early," Birx said. "We have really traveled the treatment as well as larger tests, because it will be the key to stopping propagation."
Also key: use of the mask. "I'm wearing a mask, when I'm outside my house, even if I'm with people who are part of my family, if they're not part of my household," Birx said. "Understand that every time you take this mask, that you can transmit the virus to others, or you may have the virus, is really critical."
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How to stay alive in this pandemic
As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing and spread-Covid-19 in the first place:Carry a face maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
