Rick Dalton said:
fig96 said:
I'd be curious (and goodness I'm not looking to debate this but just generally curious) if something like a theater with a large open auditorium space would be less risk than something like a restaurant with 10 foot ceilings? Common sense says yes, but I suppose there's a variety of factors at play here.
There was a study last week that was the first to find live virus in the smaller aerosols that can suspend in the air much longer than the larger droplets that quickly fall to the ground. Scientists have suspected that's the case for a while, but if further studies confirm it then I don't think it's going to be a good sign for movie theaters. Even the best ventilation system can't cycle the air in a large auditorium that quickly.
This is a discussion (i.e. argument) my wife and I have quite a bit.
On one hand, this is a very real concern and why I'm not going to the movies.
On the other, the reality of the world today doesn't really support this as being a problem. People are at work with the AC running, in offices on the same HVAC system as other people. Because you're contagious for DAYS before you show symptoms (if you ever do), infected people are within these systems. The virus is VERY contagious. But you're not getting mass infections in these types of environments.
We had a case at work. Someone started feeling bad, went home, got tested, and was positive. He had, based on what we know, been contagious for DAYS. They sent home people he had contact with to quarantine. NOBODY else got sick. There are 1000 people in my office. Hundreds who he shared HVAC air with. Zero additional cases.
I'm not saying it's not serious. We're staying home, wearing masks, washing hands, etc. But much of this doesn't add up. Still, better safe than sorry.