Can you get coronavirus from a pool? Experts weigh in
Here is what the CDC and the medical experts say to swim in a pool in the middle of the pandemic coronavirus.
With the right summer around the corner, people are looking forward to enjoying the hot weather and include classic outdoor activities. And what is the only thing we all like to do the most a hot summer day? Take aSoak in the pool, sure. Public pools are already allowed to reopen in states such as Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina, but here's what you need to know before diving first. According to disease control and prevention centers (CDC), technically, yes, it is prudent to swim during the coronavirus pandemic. "There is no evidence that the virus that causes Covid-19 can bespread people through the water In swimming pools, hot tubs, spas or water game areas, "experts note. However, this statement is delivered with some warnings: the cleanliness of the pool and the hygiene of the swimming people.
The CDC says whether the coronavirus can travel through a swimming pool consists of depending on "proper operation and maintenance (including disinfection with chlorine and bromine) installations" to inactivate the virus in the water. Of course, water remediation is easy to monitor if the pool is in your backyard, however, it may be risky to trust your trust in a community pool or friend of your friend.
When it comes to using pools that are not yours, the CDC said: "Everyone should follow the local advice and indications that could determine when and how leisure water facilities can work . Individuals should continue to protect themselves and protect themselves from the places of leisure water and out of the water. "
What does it mean exactly? Well, health and well-being expertRashmi Byakodi, BDS, publisher ofBest for nutrition, says, "Use pools, people should follow social distancing andGood hand hygiene, "As they do outside the pool.
"You must assume that people [at the pool] are infected"Roberta Lavin, aprofessor of medicine At the University of the University of Tennessee Nursing College, told the American masters swimming. "All they touch would be contaminated. It would be difficult toEnter and get out of the pool without touching anything Or interact with another person. "
In the big cities that have seenThe greatest number of coronavirus casesThe citizens look entirely a public pool without public pools. For example, Illinois Gov.J.B. Pritzker's in five phasesplan to reopen the state Mention health clubs and outdoor activities, but there is currently no specific directive available to open pools. Chief Epidemiologist at the University of ChicagoEmily Landon, MD, saysThe Chicago Tribune,"I suspect thatPools are going to be one of the last places This will be allowed to be open. She added, however, that the disinfection of the pool is "destined to kill many things that are much more difficult, in the microbiological world than coronavirus". And for summer activities that you can do safely, check19 summer hobbies that you can always do during the quarantine.
