Teen got Covid while 20 feet away from infected person indoors
 

This is sobering. This Covid virus is crazy good at transmitting itself, way more than previously expected.

A teen got COVID-19 from a woman who stood 20 feet away for 5 minutes - Business Insider

Well, its extremely infectious!
 

Biogen conference in Boston now linked to more than 300,000 COVID-19 cases

biogen conference in boston now linked to more than 300,000 covid 19 cases

That was back in February

Do you really believe something from South Korea?

Yes. Did you even read the article or do you always assume asian news from a well established news source is fake. :ohdear:

I know people want to believe that if you golf you're outdoors so you won't catch COVID. I know of at least 3 people who golf and do nothing else... no lunch... no drinks... no other social interaction, yet they all got COVID. Their only interaction was golf. Just be aware...

" Dr. Megan Murray, an infectious-disease expert at Harvard, previously told Insider that while any dining outside the home comes with risk, eating outside in the sun with a decent breeze at a to-go-style restaurant is among the safest.

"Very crowded spaces without good ventilation, like bars," are the most dangerous, Murray said."

So overcast days are out?

I watch NTD news all the time, one of few that actually reports news I have no reason to believe SK news is agenda driven like main stream news in the country.

Golf should of never got free pass in the beginning just because it’s money maker. It’s not actually playing it the social activity before and after.

We new little about COVID back in February.

I dissagree. Golf here is not as big of a "money maker" as some people think

So what's new?
If our grandkids had a cold, and entered our house with it, I for one would catch it 90% of the time.
Given the right conditions, any airborne virus, will spread easier in an enlosed space, than outside.
This report is just another way to dramatise the news.

If this were true it would stand to reason that many more people have been infected with COVID than we know. And for all these people we didn’t know about it was no big deal. That’s good news.

Studying one event does not prove anything no matter how much measuring one does. Good solid studies include many subjects and going to extensive lengths in an attempt to avoid any unintended factors that could skew the results. One of those many factors being something as simple as human error.

I read the article and am still suspicious. It's not like there are some teen agers don't create attention.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Anybody notice the picture in the Local section of the Daily Sun? A very nice shop in Brownwood. The customer had mask . The worker, Nope, handing out samples of food based product, No Mask! One less shop I will go into. This is virus may not kill you but take a step back and realize it is killing us in other ways. WEAR the proper mask.

Good for you for knowing what many may not have been aware of with this virus. What is new is that the protocol was to be 6 feet apart to be safe from transmission, but this article makes us aware that indoor air may be full of aerosol Covid particles, so 6 feet apart is not necessarily safe.

Sorry, but I read the article and it "proves" absolutely nothing. It is a "one-off" case study with no controls, no redundancy, and not even proof the student contacted COVID at that restaurant. It's scientific value is ZERO

A study has been made public stating droplets can travel over 20 feet, even outdoors. So yeah, the article seems reasonable and doesn’t scream fake news as you imply in your rush to judgement. Since their handling of the containment of the virus far exceeds ours, I wouldn’t be so dismissive of news originating from there.

All these covid experts. Your excuses are going to kill you or someone you know. Listen to science and stop trying to excuse your actions.

What is “NTD news”? I am interested in hearing news only without commentary.

The CDC came out with a COVID 19 Brief on October 5th saying this same thing. Airborne particles can remain in the air for hours and spread over six feet. Look it up. That’s why our recreation centers should require masks.

No mention of masks....hmmmmm..

Exactly!! Whenever I see some outlandish claim (bigfoot discovered or martian landing), I read the article only to find that it is in DEEP Siberia or Tunisia or some other location where it is impossible to confirm. Translation: it didn't happen. Article exists just to sell newspapers (or garner mouse clicks).

Ditto on this article. It's just hype to justify even more Orwellian control. Pretty soon, I'll be told to wear a mask while taking a shower in my own bathroom.

10 feet ... 25 feet ... so what. All of this has been happening for thousands of years. It's the same with the common cold or the flu virus (which does kill people). What's different now except control over the masses and to distract from some other things going on in the world?

If someone PROVED that I could catch COVID from particles that were carried via the jet stream 4000 miles away, I am STILL NOT GOING TO WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC and certainly not in my own home. Yes, the US Constitution TRUMPS anything these mayors, governors, health officials have to say. Guidelines? Fine. Orders? Absolutely not.

Why can't we all just worship the god of evolution which is taught in our public schools ... survival of the fittest? Let it all play out and the strong will perpetuate the race.

Be real. We all know you can get the virus if youre suseptible regardless of how far away you are from someone. Thats life right now. What help is this article??

With all due respect...how do they scientifically know this student got that virus from that person at that time? C'mon, man.

The CDC has changed and changed and changed their predictions and projections so often they have lost most of their credibility with many of us

Absolutely. It's right in there. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without wearing a mask". That last part is often abbreviated.

If your afraid of Covid, just stay home. Don’t tell anyone else how to live their life and certainly don’t believe everything you read. The mere fact that all big box stores get to stay open and mom & pop shops have to stay closed should tell you something. ( the last sentence was meant for those crazy mayors & governors in other states who allowed riots and looting but didn’t allow church services) wake up America.

I'm waiting for the "study" that shows wearing a mask alone in your car isn't safe

Executive golf is certainly NOT a money maker. You are paying your dues no matter what

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.

Squares should require masks
 

Given that study and the fact that practically no one wear masks, or distance themselves, at the City Fire bar & inside the square dancing to music shoulder to shoulder, it's no wonder the Villages daily infections have sky rocketed.

Goes to show you what I know about COVID and what I DON'T know about grammar. I always thought "golf" was a noun and not a verb. You don't "golf"....you "play" golf. Just kidding around 'bout such a serious situation.

It loses money most places

How sick was the teenager? Did he pass it on to any one else? SK should have followed the case through.

Hard to be that golf is their ONLY INTERACTION since it takes several days since contact with the virus to show infection.

Hard to believe that golf is their ONLY INTERACTION since it takes several days since contact with the virus to show infection.

We have known for many months that anyone sitting within forty feet of an infected person .... with air flow over the infected person blowing toward the second person .... is likely to get it. The transmission depends on the amount of time of exposure. This may be a new awareness ... it is not new news.

May not be a big money maker, but it sure is a big money loser if you have no income from all these golf courses that require a great deal of maintenance even when their shut down.