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Originally Posted by coffeebean
Science has established that a person must have close contact (within 6 feet) for at least ten minutes in order to contract the virus. That is when neither party is wearing a mask.
Now that we have that fact established.....
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That's not what science says. You might want to re-read whatever source you're getting your information from. And maybe - check the source of wherever they are getting THEIR information from.
The science:
IF you are in close contact (less than 6 feet) for 15 (not 10) minutes or more,
THEN you are at greater risk for exposure to CV, than if you were not in close contact for 15 minutes or more.
HOWEVER
If you are in close contact with someone who sneezes in your direction, and you're in contact with those droplets that fly through the air, then it doesn't matter how many minutes before or after that sneeze you were in contact with that person. Only the droplets from that sneeze on your person will matter.
AND
If you are in close contact for more than 15 minutes with someone who doesn't have the virus, then go ahead and be in contact with them for a few hours. You will still have zero chance of catching CV from them.
AND
If you are NOT in close contact with someone who sneezes on a can of tuna at the supermarket, and 2 minutes after they left that aisle and you don't even know they were there - you choose that can to pick up - and then wipe a speck of dust from your mascara...
you will be at greater risk of getting CV, than if you were within 6 feet of that person and they didn't sneeze on anything at all.