People who go out to eat are twice as likely to catch COVID-19 than locals and those who enjoy going out, according to the new Centers for Disease Control.
Data, however, makes no difference between outdoor and indoor dining – and COVID-19 is very difficult to spread when people are out.
The report states that case-control investigations of pathological outpatients at 11 American health care facilities have found that close contact with known COVID-19 individuals or people visiting places offering food and drink is associated with COVID-19 positivity. .
Adults with positive COVID-19 test results are almost twice as likely to report eating at a restaurant than people with negative test results.
The CDC concluded that eating “could be an important risk factor (one) associated with infection.”
“Efforts to reduce potential exposure when eating and drinking should be considered to protect consumers, employees and communities where it is possible to use masks and maintain social distance,” the report said.
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