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Coronavirus– The day Europe hit the record number of infections per day, up to 100,000, the alarm sounded for super speakers events of infection.
What are they, how to avoid them and why are they so dangerous? The second wave that crosses the entire old continent, with high alert also in Italy, opens important reflections on how to stop infections as much as possible.
There is not only me positive super contagious, that is, those capable of infecting a large number of people. In fact, calls should also attract the most attention super speakers events.
It is not surprising that the government is to monitor gyms, restaurants, stadiums: what are the situations with the highest risk of contagion and how to avoid them?
COVID super-spreading events: situations to avoid
me superspreader have been identified by science as infected people capable, by themselves, of infecting many more individuals than the 2.5 indicated by the mean of the Ro index (without having taken precautions such as masks and distances).
Specifically, Science published a study according to which the8% positive was the cause of 60% of new infections. There are few patients, therefore, potentially super contagious.
The over-spread of COVID, however, does not depend solely on an individual’s viral load. Attention should also be paid to the situations in which the positive aspects lie. In fact there are super speakers events very dangerous and to be avoided, especially in this delicate phase of increases in cases.
The largest outbreaks in the world occurred in hospitals, nursing homes, slaughterhouses, business meetings, weddings, religious ceremonies, parties, prisons: that is, they originated in super-generalized events, united by the meet in closed places of a large number of people.
The last dangerous situation pointed out by the experts, for example, was the appointment ceremony of the new judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. In the garden of the White House, without distancing myself and with very few masks, dozens of people gathered, probably causing the contagions of the White House.
Just as scientists remember the famous Champions League match played in Milan on February 19 between Atalanta and Valencia. It was not yet known that the virus had reached Italy and the event was the vehicle for many infections.
Here, then, are the risk situations, considered potential super-spreaders of infection coronavirus:
- lessons in the gym and indoors;
- sports tournaments and matches;
- business meetings;
- daily work in open spaces;
- I work in large establishments, such as slaughterhouses;
- private parties;
- religious ceremonies;
- dinners and lunches in restaurants and clubs;
- singing and dancing rehearsals and lessons
These events are among the most reported as super-diffusers, since they presuppose proximity to people, high intensity breathing, droplet emission due to greater efforts of the voice (as in singing).
COVID and super-spreading events: how to defend yourself?
The fear of all, the government of Conte in primis, is having to return to the rigid spring blockade. How to avoid the worst case scenario?
the next DPCM in Italy it will probably give indications in this regard, such as restrictive measures. Meanwhile, an example of prevention without limiting the freedoms of people to the maximum comes from Asia.
Japan and South Korea, as reported by Corriere della Sera, have adopted the Rule 3C: Closed spaces, crowded places, close contact environments.
The invitation to the public was to avoid as much as possible: closed, crowded places and places where people approached. In addition to carrying More expensive, now mandatory in Italy, and to keep your distance you will have to be careful with the most dangerous situations.
