Posted on 04/02/2020 10:33:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Speaking, singing and possibly even breathing too close to people might spread the novel coronavirus even before people feel symptoms, according to findings in a study from Asia published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The analysis sheds new light on person-to-person transmission of COVID-19, as more than 90 percent of Americans hunker down at home to stem the spread of the virus.
The new report, published Wednesday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, documents seven "clusters" of cases in Singapore, the island city-state off the southern tip of Malaysia.
The outbreak, researchers say, most likely developed from a person passing the virus to others -- before that person had symptoms -- perhaps through talking and other "vocal activities," including singing.
The authors note that the spread of a virus through speaking or breathing "increases the challenges of containment measures," such as social distancing.
According to a CDC spokesman, the findings emphasize the importance of "putting distance between yourself and other people if COVID-19 is spreading in your community. This is especially important for people who are at higher risk of getting very sick."
The authors note that much of this "presymptomatic transmission" might be linked with speech and other vocal activities such as singing, which "have been shown to generate air particles, with the rate of emission corresponding to voice loudness."
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Wait! WHO said you can’t get it from other people through the air. Now I’m confused.
Especially the press...
This is just stupid. We can get ANYTHING contagious by being around each other. Humans do that.
Next up, people might get COV19 from opening their eyes. OH noes.
How do they think people get the flu every year? Same way you can get COV19
“Wait! WHO said you can’t get it from other people through the air. Now I’m confused.”
I Think their MO is to keep changing the rout of infection daily to maintain the hysteria and further collapse our economy.
hyping an already bad situation...
making people more paranoid....
I take precautions, I bought masks and googles and hand sanitizer in January or early Feburary, and I am high risk...
I am not afraid...
So we should all learn sign language?
Feed the hysteria and keep the country shut down, That’s the goal.
I wonder when people will stop snickering when I’m out with a mask on and start making their own.
So why are the Swedes still able to live a normal life? This is becoming a bad joke when experts tell you that you can’t breathe!
I’m busy in my garage making my own moon rocket. I’m going to laugh at you all as I shoot safely into space toward the alien base on the dark side.
I feel like we already knew this for several days. I’m suspicious that the increase in media emphasis on these stories is being used to set the stage for forcing tighter lockdowns and get us all into masks.
Shut up!
Farting....what about farting? Can you get this Armageddon virus if somebody farts in your direction?
This is huge:
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6146455701001#sp=show-clips
Watch to the very end. Basically, it is looking STRONGLY like this virus just became a big nothingburger for virtually everyone.
They also might spread the virus by simply being around other people, shaking hands, contact- virus could be on their clothes, and transfer to another person- giving that person the virus without the carrier actually getting it
BUT- this is true for all flues
I'm working on it...🖕
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