This article by @LindaGeddes summarises what we’ve learned about how to lower your risk of catching #covid19. bit.ly/3dttQaF
Here’s a thread with some of the key findings…
Here’s a thread with some of the key findings…
A study in China found that the risk of the infection being passed on at home or by repeated contact with the same person was approximately 10 times greater than the risk of passing it on in a hospital and 100 times greater than doing so on public transport.
A study in Japan that followed up the contacts of 110 infected people concluded that the chance of catching the coronavirus in a closed environment is more than 18 times greater than in an open-air environment.
A recent study revealed that handwashing six to 10 times a day is associated with a 36 per cent reduction in the risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
Countries vary in their advice on face coverings when getting about. So far, the evidence suggests there may be a small benefit to wearing some kind of face covering, as these seem to lower the extent to which sick people spread the virus.
Clear plastic screens may be useful for workers whose roles mean they encounter large numbers of people and make social distancing difficult, such as supermarket checkout staff, pharmacists or medical receptionists, but they should be cleaned regularly.
There is little evidence of schools and nurseries being major breeding grounds for infection, so far – although this is difficult to assess because many countries closed their schools relatively early in the pandemic.
