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ESSENTIAL WORKERS BILL PROPOSED

this would cover medical bills and/or funeral expenses of essential workers or family members infected by an essential worker infected with CCPVirus.

USA TODAY - link only
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-unveil-compensation-fund-for-essential-workers-struck-by-covid-19/ar-BB1460Ei?ocid=spartanntp

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Coronavirus super-spreader events all have notable similarities — and they reveal the types of gatherings we should avoid for years

...Research shows time and again that the risk of coronavirus spread is much higher indoors, in poorly ventilated spaces in which lots of people have sustained contact. That’s because it primarily spreads via droplets that fly through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks.
A preliminary report from Japanese scientists (which has yet to be peer-reviewed) suggested that the odds an infected person “transmitted COVID-19 in a closed environment was 18.7 times greater compared to an open-air environment.”

Business Insider
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-super-spreader-events-all-have-notable-similarities-and-they-reveal-the-types-of-gatherings-we-should-avoid-for-years/ar-BB145LqQ?ocid=spartanntp

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There were far too many “essential” workers. Everyone and their cousin, except hair cutters, were deemed “essential”.