The WHO report out of China made it clear that the majority of transmission was happening within households (ie outside of Wuhan; in Wuhan it makes sense that this would be the primary route). Most people weren’t transmitting by casual contact, and “asymptomatic” transmission was essentially never happening. The media has blown the risk of these things way out of proportion.
While “social distancing” is a logical thing to do because of what we generally know about respiratory viruses, there’s actually little/no evidence that “shopping” is a thing that we need to specifically be worried about. It’s likely that we hit the point of diminishing returns once we shut down large gatherings like concerts and restaurants.
While “social distancing” is a logical thing to do because of what we generally know about respiratory viruses, there’s actually little/no evidence that “shopping” is a thing that we need to specifically be worried about. It’s likely that we hit the point of diminishing returns once we shut down large gatherings like concerts and restaurants.