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Researchers studied park use in Philadelphia and New York during COVID-19
Researchers studied how parks were used during the early months of the pandemic.
May 27, 2021
Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and according to U.S. National Science Foundation-funded research from Drexel University, they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19.
The study looked at how people used 22 parks in Philadelphia and New York during the height of the pandemic, and it found no strong correlation between park use and the number of confirmed cases in surrounding neighborhoods.
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Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and according to new research from Drexel University, they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19.
Parks not only safe, but essential during pandemic: Drexel study ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 21:28 IST
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], May 12 (ANI): Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19, according to new research from Drexel University.
The study looked at how people used 22 parks in Philadelphia and New York during the height of the pandemic and it found no strong correlation between park use and the number of confirmed cases in surrounding neighbourhoods.
Published in the Journal of Extreme Events, Drexel s study Urban Park Usage During the COVID-19 Pandemic surveyed park visitors over a three-month period from May to July 2020 at small and mid-size parks in New York and Philadelphia. And it compared park usage numbers to rates of COVID-19 transmission in the areas directly surrounding the parks.