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If it's dangerous to eat in restaurants right now, does that mean the same for hair salons and gyms?
So, if COVID-19 spreads in enclosed spaces through aerosolized particles from other people breathing them out, does that mean I should avoid hair salons and gyms for the meantime? Plus the fact that not everyone will wear a mask is what worries me. I guess this is what defines what an essential business is, because restaurants, hair salons and gyms are considered leisure activities, because these days, all I do when I go out is go to the groceries, pharmacies and convenience stores where you just buy and leave the place immediately.
10 Answers
- Jimmy CLv 71 month ago
You are correct. I have not been to the gym for a year, and I have had one haircut in a a year. It is not safe to be in a gym, restaurant or any place where people spend a lot of time. I do the same as you. I buy groceries and leave. And I always wear a mask.
- ?Lv 71 month ago
In my area there have been outbreaks that were linked to a gym. A person had it and didn't know it when they were in the gym. They infected another person which caused secondary and tertiary cases, about 60 of them were linked to that person.
I haven't heard of cases coming from salons or restaurants (again in my area), they are closed but even before they closed I didn't hear of cases coming from them. There was even cases coming from retail stores.I feel safer going to a salon, then a gym or restaurant. I don't feel particularly safe about going to a restaurant because you can't wear a mask when you're eating or drinking. Also you don't know how well they're cleaning every thing. With a gym you can't clean every thing thoroughly enough, and people are breathing heavily when they exercise with a mask on. At least at a salon you can wear a mask the whole time you're there. In my area they're limiting capacity and using physical distancing when ever possible. They also clean every thing after each client.
I haven't been to a restaurant, gym or store in over a year. The last time I went to a salon was a month or two before Christmas.
This question doesn't have any thing to do with eating in a hair salon. Which people have done before covid. They want to know so I'm answering. I'm not being a moron like the question mark, obviously a troll. Covid should be taken seriously, it's not a joke.
- A HunchLv 71 month ago
Covid is a "I do me and I don't need to worry about you" disease.
The chance of catching covid is the same as the common cold (the chance of transmitting covid is about twice as much as the common cold due to the extended contagious period).
If you are 6ft away, it's almost impossible to catch covid unless you are near someone for an extended time period. 6ft places you outside the "breathing zone".
You get covid from "close contact" not casual contact. Close contact is defined by the CDC as within 6ft for more then 15minutes during a 24 hour period.
95% of covid transmission occurs indoors.
People who have sufficient levels of vitamin D are significantly less likely to get covid (between 30%-55% depending on the study) and has a much less severity of illness rate.
If you want to go to the gym, do not stay in the same place for long and move around the gym, so you don't get constant air flow. There are times at the gyms that I need to take off my mask because I'm breathing too much carbon dioxide or whatever. I go to the corner away from people and take off the mask for 30 seconds or so to get some "fresh" air.
Hair salons - in my area, hair stylists are required to wear a face mask. But when I get my hair done, I wear two masks just to be extra "ok" since they see a lot of people.
Restaurants - in my area the weather is ok so that we can eat outside most of the time. With 95% of covid transmission inside, I'm not really worried. If I was inside, I'd make sure I was over 8 feet away.
- Anonymous1 month ago
Yes. The new variants spread very easily and are lethal beyond belief. 90% of the worlds population will be dead before 2022.
- TorchbugLv 71 month ago
I haven't been in a gym, restaurant, hair salon, church, bar or anywhere but the doctor's office, grocery store or pharmacy for a year. I always wear a mask and stay away from other people. On the plus side, no one in my family has had a cold, flu or stomach bug in a year, either.
- GypsyfishLv 71 month ago
That partly depends on where you are, and what the infection rate is there. It's way down where I live. There was an article not long ago about a hair salon employee who tested positive for COVID. All the clients were contacted and tested, and no one had contracted it from her. She was wearing a mask the whole time, and washing her hands. Gyms where I am are opening up with greater capacity, but still limit the time in the gym, and follow strict cleaning procedures. While I feel like gyms could be virus incubators, I haven't heard of any outbreaks linked to gyms. Most outbreaks are from people hanging out in bars or private parties. Get vaccinated and you won't have to worry about it. Vaccinations are open to everyone over 16 in many places now.