The federal health agency backs off its guideline even though a single choir practice in Washington state infected 52 people and led to 2 deaths.
” that he said must be reopened “right now.” He threatened to “override governors” if they ignored his demand.beginning to slip awayThe choir changes were also a push by White House officials not to alienate the evangelical community, the Post reported, regardless of increased health risks.warning about “super-spreader” events where the coronavirus might be “highly transmissible in certain settings, including group singing events.
“Choir practice attendees had multiple opportunities for droplet transmission from close contact ... and the act of singing itself might have contributed to SARS-CoV-2 transmission,” the study noted. “Aerosol emission during speech has been correlated with loudness of vocalization, and certain persons, who release an order of magnitude more particles than their peers, have been referred to as super-emitters and have been hypothesized to contribute to super-spreading events.
Other events at houses of worship also risk spreading the coronavirus. A CDC study last week revealed that
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