Study: coronavirus spreads more often in places of worship

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University studied the number and method of infection of a random sample of

more than a thousand people in Maryland.One of the study's findings was that patients were 16 times more likely to become infected with the coronavirus if they attended places of worship. The scientific paper found that people who visited temples at least three times in two weeks were 16 times more likely to become infected with coronavirus than those who observed quarantine.

Scientists noted that the risk of infection among them was four times greater than among people who actively used public transport.

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“Our results support the idea thatif you go out, you should practice social distancing as much as possible. This is one of the easiest ways to reduce your chances of getting infected, ”said Sunil Solomon, Associate Professor at the Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School and Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Scholars also noted that places of worship,which adhere to safety procedures make the visit less risky. However, since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been several cases where church meetings have served as a "super-proliferation" of COVID-19 - in which one patient could infect more than 50 others.

Previously Korea Center for Monitoring and ControlThe KCDC reported that 98 cases of COVID-19 in South Korea have been confirmed in members of a religious group called the Shincheonji Church of Jesus.

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