The warmer weather across the country calls to mind carefree summers -- picnics in the park, swimming at the beach, fireworks on the Fourth. But nothing feels carefree now.As states move to relax restrictions intended to fight the coronavirus pandemic, even the simplest outdoor activities seem fraught
The warmer weather across the country calls to mind carefree summers — picnics in the park, swimming at the beach, fireworks on the Fourth. But nothing feels carefree now.
But experts also expressed particular caution about outdoor dining, using locker rooms at pools and crowds in places like beaches. While going outside can help people cope with quarantine fatigue, there is a risk they will lower their guard or meet people who are not being safe. Story continuesEven in the hard-hit New York region, some restrictions will be eased. Connecticut plans to allow outdoor seating at restaurants and outdoor exhibits at zoos Wednesday. New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Connecticut will open state beaches on Memorial Day weekend, restricting them to 50% capacity. But New York City’s beaches and pools will remain closed.
Pandemic life is safer outdoors, in part, because even a light wind will quickly dilute the virus. If a person nearby is sick, the wind will scatter the virus, potentially exposing nearby people but in far smaller quantities, which are less likely to be harmful. One recent study found that just talking can launch thousands of droplets that can remain suspended in the air for eight to 14 minutes. But the risk of inhaling those droplets is lower outdoors.
In Memorial Park in Maplewood, New Jersey, on Thursday, Gabriella Gabriel, 22, was exercising with her friend Candace Brodie, also 22, on mats a few feet apart on the grass. “In my opinion, pool water, fresh water in a lake or river, or seawater exposure would be extremely low transmission risk even without dilution ,” Rasmussen said in an email. “Probably the biggest risk for summer water recreation is crowds — a crowded pool locker room, dock or beach, especially if coupled with limited physical distancing or prolonged proximity to others. The most concentrated sources of virus in such an environment will be the people hanging out at the pool, not the pool itself.
“It’s hard for a child to understand,” Gabriel said. “At least we can stay 6 feet apart. You can’t tell a little kid that.”
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