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- Researchers from Stanford and Northwestern have developed a model that explains which public places are the riskiest for coronavirus transmission.
- ”Full-service restaurants, gyms, hotels, cafes, religious organizations, and limited-service restaurants produced the largest predicted increases in infections when reopened,” the researchers said.
- The model also explained disparities between low- and high-income neighborhoods regarding COVID-19 spread and offered a solution that can reduce transmission.
The novel coronavirus is spreading at alarming rates in the US and Europe, as the winter wave is unlike anything experienced so far in these regions. America has been breaking daily records and has just surpassed 130,000 infections. Several European countries have reported record figures as well, with some imposing new restrictions and more limited lockdowns meant to curb the rate of infection. Since late October, the world has been averaging over half a million new COVID-19 cases per day, going as high as almost 650,000 cases on November 6th (per Johns Hopkins). Whatever measures are being taken locally, the results will not show for a few weeks.
Researchers from Stanford University and Northwestern University partnered on a study that models the likely places where COVID-19 infection is most likely to occur. The conclusions aren’t surprising, but provide public health experts, politicians, and regular people with more information about what needs to be done to reduce the spread and stop this wave.
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