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Squinch

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13. I keep going back to the story of the hairdressor who had covid and passed it to

Reply to brewens (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 29, 2020, 06:10 PM

Jun 2020

her colleague. Between the two of them, they served about 150 customers and exposed something like 300 others. But no customers got sick because customers and the two hairdressers were masked.

Close and prolonged contact, and no one got sick.

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The incubation period for COVID is about two weeks. [View all] brooklynite Jun 2020 OP

I posted this picture in another thread OnlinePoker Jun 2020 #1

True, but nyc does a lot of testing soothsayer Jun 2020 #4

Trim your links Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #6

Masks, social distance and being outside sure makes a difference. dem4decades Jun 2020 #2

And sunlight kills it pretty fast. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #15

That does sound good for at least outdoor activities not being dangerous. Even on my daily walk, brewens Jun 2020 #3

I do the same thing - giving people distance when walking outside. It's just courtesy. Merlot Jun 2020 #5

Yes, or I hold a breath as I pass them, til 15 feet for walkers, & til 50 feet for runners. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #7

I keep going back to the story of the hairdressor who had covid and passed it to Squinch Jun 2020 #13

I'd noticed the reports about being outdoors. Vogon_Glory Jun 2020 #16

It's even shorter than that- people have been getting sick in four or five days, sometimes quicker. coti Jun 2020 #8

Exactly right. denem Jun 2020 #11

We may have had a little blip. One day the new cases in NY went back up over 1000. Squinch Jun 2020 #9

The median incubation period for COVID is 4-5 days, denem Jun 2020 #10

The Philly Inquirer had an article a couple days ago with some postulations BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #12

In a few more days people who attended the Trump events PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #14

Most people get sick in about 4 to 5 days. Two weeks is the extreme. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2020 #17