12 places you are most likely to catch coronavirus, warns the doctor
He classified them by risk.
As some parts of America are locking or locking again - you probably have many important questions about how you can follow the guidelines and move in public spaces while minimizing your risk of infection. As a doctor, I wanted to share that there are many simple and effective measures that can be taken so that infection rates remain low. Some spaces have a much higher transmission risk than others. Here are public spaces classified in the order of the highest risk of transmission at the highest.
Parks
Risk ranking: 1
Raison:Crowds can make it difficult to maintain others, many high contact surfaces. But to be outdoors in large open spaces is always better than being inside.
Recommendations: Beware of high contact contact surfaces such as doors and metal surfaces and maintain a distance of six feet from distance to the extent possible, bring a hand-based hand disinfectant, avoid touching your face.
Zoos
Risk ranking: 2
Raison: Crowds can make it difficult to maintain others, many high contact surfaces.
Recommendations: Keep the social distance as much as possible, wash your hands often with soap and water, bring a hand-based hand disinfectant, avoid touching your face.
Museums
Risk ranking: 3
Raison: Crowds can make it difficult to maintain others, many high contact surfaces. There is also an increased risk of transmission if the gallery is poorly ventilated.
Recommendations: Maintain the social distance as much as possible and carry a mask.
Galleries
Risk ranking: 4
Raison: Crowds can make it difficult to maintain others, many high contact surfaces. There is also an increased risk of transmission if the gallery is poorly ventilated.
Recommendations: Maintain the social distance as much as possible and carry a mask.
Theme parks
Risk ranking: 5
Raison: Crowds can make it difficult to maintain others, many high contact surfaces. There is also an increased risk of transmission in interior spaces with low ventilation.
Recommendations: Keep the social distance as much as possible, wash your hands often with soap and water, bring a hand-based hand disinfectant, avoid touching your face.
Places of worship
Risk ranking: 6
Raison: It can be difficult to maintain the distance in interior places of worship with many people. There is an increased risk of transmission if the space is not well ventilated. There is also a higher risk of transmission because people produce more respiratory droplets, for example when they sing or prayed hard.
Recommendations: Keep the distance as much as possible, wash your hands often with soap and water, bring a hand-based hand disinfectant, avoid touching your face and wear a mask.
Shops
Risk ranking: 7
Raison: Can become cluttered, it is therefore difficult to maintain the distance between the others, many high contact surfaces and closed public spaces can increase the risk of transmission in the event of low ventilation.
Recommendations: Keep the social distance as much as possible, wash your hands often with soap and water, bring a hand-based hand disinfectant, avoid paying with money, avoid touching your face and wearing a mask.
Hairdresser
Risk ranking: 8
Reason: Hard to maintain social distance, as employees need to work near customers. In addition, the same equipment is used on many different people. Many high contact surfaces.
Recommendations: Avoid touching your face, try maintaining the social distance as much as possible, bring a hand-based alcohol disinfectant, avoid paying with money.
Restaurants (inside)
Risk ranking: 9
Raison: People are less likely to maintain the recommended social distance, many people in limited spaces, many high contact surfaces, closed public space can increase the risk of transmission if it is poorly ventilated.
Recommendations:Keep the social distance as much as possible, wash your hands often with soap and water, bring a hand-based hand-based disinfectant, wear a mask when you do not eat if possible, avoid paying with Money, avoid touching your face.
Movie theater
Risk ranking: 10
Raison: Close contact with others in limited space for a prolonged period. Higher risk of transmission when people produce more respiratory droplets, such as laughter. Many high contact surfaces where the virus can survive up to three days, for example on stainless steel and plastic.
Recommendations: Keep six feet away from the others, wear a mask, avoid touching your face, wash your hands often with soap and water, bring a hand-based hand-based disinfectant, avoid paying with Money.
Public transport
Risk ranking: 11
Raison: Close contact with others in a limited space. Many high contact surfaces where the virus can survive up to three days, for example stainless steel and plastic. You can get in touch with other regions on public transport, the increase and dissemination of community transmission.
Recommendations: Keep the social distance as much as possible, avoid standing or a face-to-face face with other people, avoid touching your face, wearing a hand-based hand-based disinfectant and using before And after using public transport, avoid paying with money to the extent possible and wear a mask. .
Bars
Risk ranking: 12
Raison: There is a high risk of coronavirus transmission because people tend to produce more respiratory droplets, due to speech for long periods and stronger than usual. Beverage sharing is also a risk factor. As people bleed up, hand hygiene can become less worrying, which increases the risk of transmission further, while being physically close to each other and forgetting to maintain the recommended social distance.
Recommendations: If possible, avoid, stay outdoors and try to minimize contact with people you do not know. Take a hand disinfectant based on alcohol.
Sorry to ruin your pleasure but, yes, bars and restaurants are dangerous
As a general rule, you should try to avoid congested places, because Coronavirus spreads mainly by contact with anyone. Bars, restaurants and public transport are some of the public spaces with the highest coronavirus transmission risk. In these places, it is important to try to avoid sitting face to face with other people, avoid touching your face and always transport a alcohol-based disinfectant with you. When inside, wear a mask.
As a general rule, places where the risk of coronavirus infection are interior spaces with poor ventilation and many points of contact. Other risky spaces include bars, restaurants, places of worship, community pools, beaches, public transport and large outdoor gatherings. Stores can also be high risk due to high volume of people and low ventilation.
How to stay healthy where you are
First, it is important to always be aware of the guidelines on local and national health authorities. There are also simple precautions that you can take to help reduce the risk of infection. It's important to:
- Wash your hands with soap and water frequently, or clean your hands using an alcohol-based disinfectant
- Maintain a distance of at least six feet between you and other people
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth
- Cover your mouth and nose when saving or sneezing with your curved elbow or a handkerchief
- Wear a face mask when possible
- Avoid crowds
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Jonas Nilsenis a doctor and a digital health expert. He has a medical degree from the University of Copenhagen and the management of Harvard Business School's innovation. Dr. Nilsen is the co-founder of Practo .