Arguably, we are overdoing our understanding of germs. It's very unlikely a mere church service would spread covid-19. People have to be practically coughing in each others face to spread it in a social gathering.
So, maybe this could be an argument against the massive mega churches. But, not a blanket ban on all religious gatherings, period.
They followed all the recommended pandemic safety procedures - there was no person-to-person contact, none of the attendees felt sick, there was no sneezing or coughing, everyone kept distance from eachother. Simply singing in the same room was enough to spread the virus.
The chorus group was unfortunately in the much older category
> The youngest of those sickened was 31, but they averaged 67, according to the health department.
that is most susceptible to covid-19.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-se...
AGE
DEATH RATE
80+ years old
14.8%
70-79 years old
8.0%
60-69 years old
3.6%
50-59 years old
1.3%
40-49 years old
0.4%
30-39 years old
0.2%
20-29 years old
0.2%
10-19 years old
0.2%
0-9 years old
no fatalities
If given a bowl of skittles and being told that 2% of them are poisonous to those over 50, would you then hand that bowl to your grandparents? Would you take them to a normally attended service and hand them out to everyone within 6’ of you?
e.g. in countries that test outside those admitted to hospital, iceland and south korea, the fatality is less than 1%
Some people are more likely to have severe symptoms or be hospitalised or die, but we think anyone can catch it and spread it.
those who can catch it without problem, should, so they can develop immunity and be a buffer for the vulnerable
Have you considered publishing a paper?
https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1498185....
'These research findings have already provided some indication on how the virus works, as Streeck clarified:
“There is no significant risk of catching the disease when you go shopping. Severe outbreaks of the infection were always a result of people being closer together over a longer period of time, for example the après- ski parties in Ischgl, Austria.” He could also not find any evidence of ‘living’ viruses on surfaces. “When we took samples from door handles, phones or toilets it has not been possible to cultivate the virus in the laboratory on the basis of these swabs….”
“To actually 'get' the virus it would be necessary that someone coughs into their hand, immediately touches a door knob and then straight after that another person grasps the handle and goes on to touches their face.” Streeck therefore believes that there is little chance of transmission through contact with so-called contaminated surfaces.'
I'm certainly not changing my behaviour based on that single study.