Not to sure about this. Plenty of beaches are packed with people, literally waves pushing people into one another. Seems like the risk is actually quite high--especially since you do not see masks on these people (not to mention one does not enter water with a mask).https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1276587493316595712 …
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Replying to @Istanbultelaviv
It's not about masks in beaches actually. It's all about crowded..Like in UK 2 days ago.
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Replying to @Istanbultelaviv @Eleni_Co
Yes people should not be packed but "packed" in a beach isn't really packed. It's outdoors, so the virus is diluted by open air and subject to sunlight. And when are you closer than 1m to a stranger for 15 minutes on a beach? We've had packed beaches for months & no big outbreak.
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Yes, no one talked about a mask, but I cannot imagine that beaches in the UK and California are safe. I am not sure where you are and of course beaches are safe like parks in that sense. But parks too seem borderline at times in NYC. This pic from UK speaks volumes.pic.twitter.com/mzwH62zAtK
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Replying to @Istanbultelaviv @Eleni_Co
Actually, let's see in three weeks. There have been many many such pictures over the past months with no spikes. Look at how much air there is over those people and do you really see anyone packed closer than 1m? It's very hard to get that close to a stranger in a bathing suit.
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Would I pack a beach? No, I'd recommend congestion management. But the over-sized reaction to the picture is visceral, not scientific. Six months of epidemiology under our belts, we should focus on findings. Even that bad is much less packed or risky compared to *any* bar.
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Beaches are one of the least risky environments. Indoor bars and restaurants. House parties. Indoor gatherings where unmasked people talk. Not beaches.