A new study ranks how risky it is to go to certain places and potentially contract Covid-19:
To avoid the deadly disease, scientists say people should consider five risks before they venture out, including proximity to people; the likelihood others will practice safe behavior; indoors or out; exposure time, and personal health risks, according to a survey of four public health experts by MLive in Michigan.
“Until we have a vaccine, we are going to have to move forward with risk-reduction strategies,” said Matthew Sims, director of infectious disease research at Beaumont Health. “Because you can’t keep the economy on hold forever, you can’t keep peoples’ lives on hold forever.”
Places where people gather en masse to let loose are most likely to be crawling with coronavirus, doctors say. Large concerts and bars both ranked 9 on a risk scale of 1 to 10.
See all the rankings below:
Bars and large music concerts = 9
Sports stadiums, gyms, amusement parks, churches and buffets = 8
Public pools = 7
Movie theaters, hair salons and barber shops = 6
Planes, beaches, bowling alleys and backyard BBQs = 5
Busy city sidewalks and dentist offices = 4
Libraries/museums, grocery stores, hotels and golf courses = 3
Pumping gas, walking/running and biking = 2
Restaurant takeout and tennis = 1