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As a public health professional it’s my obligation to inform people of current evidence in the spread of Coronavirus in communities. As businesses/indoor dining/wedding halls re-open,it’s important to remind y’all that Indoor gatherings have a High Risk of spreading the virus(1)
Especially true if indoor space does not have adequate ventilation , air filtration and is more than 30% occupancy. Often indoors, people tend to violate social distancing and don’t wear a Mask. All these factors contribute to what we call ‘ super spreader’ events. (2)
A very recent example is a wedding that took place in Maine, USA. It was indoors,only 65 people attended however,due to those few, a total of 180 people have so far been infected (confirmed by contact tracing)& resulted in 7 deaths ,those who DidNot even attend the wedding! (3)
Even spending more than 15 minutes in a closed space without masks means high risk for spread of the virus. Now Imagine a Pakistani wedding that lasts a few hours inside the wedding hall, packed with guests ,everybody without masks(coz photo kaisay achi aayegi). (4)
Always better to conduct very small gatherings but OUTdoors where the risk is minimised because of constant airflow While maintaining social distancing and mask wearing.
I was excited about #ActivistsInkarachi event, but having seen pictures of the events in other cities (5)
I was excited about #ActivistsInkarachi event, but having seen pictures of the events in other cities (5)
One thing that was Very noticeable was that it was very crowded. The organisers did not take into account any social distancing measures or could have rented 2-3 halls in the same premises or better still 1 Outdoor venue to minimise the risk, coz so many people were huddled (6)
In a tight indoor space for a couple of hours w so many ppl removing their masks and abs NOsocial distancing at all.Just placing sanitizers at the entrance is not enough.I know I ll get a lot of flak for posting this thread.But it’s not about being responsible in these times(7)
Again, you may get Infected and Carry the virus in your nasal airways without Any symptoms And still be able to pass it on to your family when you go back home. It’s not just your health, your parents, siblings, wives, husbands children and loved ones I am trying to protect. (8)
