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CDC Traces Covid-19 Outbreaks in Gyms, Urging Stricter Precautions
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California, With 50,000 Lost, Has More Deaths Than Any Other State
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Covid-19: California, With 50,000 Lost, Has More Deaths Than Any Other State
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April 1, 2021, 10:12 a.m. ETApril 1, 2021, 10:12 a.m. ET
A study that looked at the broad rollout of the Pfizer vaccine confirms that it is highly effective. The U.S. plans to send millions of masks to vulnerable communities.
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“It’s really hard to put all of it into words.”
It was December, as Covid-19 deaths were besieging California, and Helen Cordova, an intensive care unit nurse in Los Angeles, was trying to describe what it was like.
“This is a very real disease,” Ms. Cordova said. “Those images of inside of hospitals, that’s very accurate.”
Increased respiratory exertion facilitates SARS-CoV-2 transmission; outbreaks linked to indoor activities have been reported.
What is added by this report?
In August 2020, 55 COVID-19 cases were identified among 81 attendees of indoor high-intensity classes at a Chicago exercise facility. Twenty-two (40%) persons with COVID-19 attended on or after the day symptoms began. Most attendees (76%) wore masks infrequently, including persons with (84%) and without COVID-19 (60%).
What are the implications for public health practice?
To reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in fitness facilities, attendees should wear a mask, including during high-intensity activities when ≥6 ft apart. In addition, facilities should enforce physical distancing, improve ventilation, and encourage attendees to isolate after symptom onset or receiving a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result and to quarantine after a potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and while awaiting test results. Exercising outdoors or virtually could