This is the "invisible" source of Covid surges in the United States, the doctor warns

Coronavirus Spikes across the United States can come from a particular gathering type.


New restrictions put in place thanks to the coronavirus have attended a great event just as impossible because the pandemic has begun. Nevertheless, huge events with enormous framing who tremble from local laws have made national titlesbecause of "supersprafing" This often takes place as a result. According to a doctor, however, it's actually small gatherings of families and friends who are the "invisible" source of Covid surge in the United States.

In a recent interview withUnited States today,Peter Chin-Hong, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco and specialist in infectious diseases, said many areQuick to minimize the danger of a small meeting Because small groups of familiar people simply do not feel risky.

"People do not think about this in the same way as the Trump rally in Tulsa, a group of people on the beach or in the bars, but these small events add up a lot," he said. "It's just invisible."

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The warmer summer months have made normal social events such as court barbecues, gatherings after work and anniversary celebrations that are too irresistible for many across the country. In Connecticut, aSpike in the case end of July has been attached to a series of small parties from the house assisted by young people. In June,Almost a dozen cases in Pennsylvania Have been traced to a person who had attended small holidays of the house on the jersey shore. And the mayor of a city of New Jersey CityParties of graduation as a source of a local tip In cases.

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Experts say that because of their smaller footprint, such events rarely catch the titles - but simply because they are an invisible source of Covid makes them no less dangerous. "Small gatherings are a concern because there are many of them"George Rutherford, MD, the main investigator of the California contact tracing program, saidUnited States today. "They can explain a much larger proportion than we think right now."

At the top of many statesPurchase of ceiling for any gathering At less than 10 people, some companies go even further. After a series of recent events that have seen abuse of its system, Airbnb has changed its rental policy to include a "banned banned prohibition" thatprohibits social events of any type to their properties. "We think we have a simpler and easier global policy will allow us to better support the vast majority of hosts that already prohibit parties at home," said the company in a press release.

US centers for the fight against disease and prevention (CDC) reported in their directives that, while intimate meetings should not be avoided together,The risk of holding small gatherings increases with the number of participants and the "higher community transmission level" in the region. Experts also recommend wearing a face mask and moving outdoors outside so that things are valid as possible. And more to combat coronavirus,If we all do this, "the pandemic will probably die," says scientist.

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