The Anonymous Widower

Birthday Parties And Weddings Among Most Risky Coronavirus ‘Super‑Spreader’ Events

The title of this post is the same as this article in The Sunday Times.

This is the introductory paragraph.

The party could be over for a while. Scientists have found that family celebrations such as birthdays and weddings, and gatherings of similar size, are among the deadliest ways to spread Covid-19. Indoor gatherings of 10 to 30 people allow one person carrying the virus to infect up to 10 others.

I doubt we’ll have gatherings of people, until we are all vaccinated.

May 3, 2020 - Posted by | Health | , ,

4 Comments »

  1. ya it’s very dangerous

    Comment by Akhilesh Rajak | May 3, 2020 | Reply

    • I also remember te funeral of an old friend about seven years ago, which certainly was a super-spreader for heartfelt greetings!

      Comment by AnonW | May 3, 2020 | Reply

  2. Sadly a small percentage of peopke are already holding various house parties

    Comment by MilesT | May 3, 2020 | Reply

  3. You only need to read comments to articles in The Times or Guardian to know that there’s a lot of it about!

    Comment by AnonW | May 3, 2020 | Reply


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