Thread by @AbraarKaran

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1/
Watch these closely:

Bars
Clubs
Restaurants
Concerts
Pool Parties
Barber shops
Salons
Churches
Mosques
Synagogues
Grocery stores
Protest rallies
Gyms
Choir practice
Buses
Public transport
Call centers
Contact sports
Festivals
Factories
Flights

#covid19

2/ We have seen #covid19 outbreaks already happen in many (not all) of the above venues/activities.

The key factors are:

-crowding
-amount of time spent
-level of social distancing
-indoors

The wrong combination of the above = risk for outbreak/ super spreading event.

3/ We know that certain setups are extremely high risk for all involved.

Targeting our interventions to these is very important.

This requires very careful choreographing of spaces & people.

One misstep and a crowd can start.

A few minutes later, an outbreak can as well.

4/ Almost daily, I check for new outbreaks to try and understand scenarios that we didn’t predict.

If you think through your day, you can likely find situations where you can accidentally end up in a higher-risk scenario.

Anticipating this before it happens is important.

5/ I don’t write this to scare anyone, but we must play this smart.

I think crowdsourcing possible setups that might be missed or left unanticipated will be important to anticipate together before they happen.

Feel free to add to the brief list I shared.

#covid19

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