The warning come after people from different households mixing in pubs were blamed for a rise in coronavirus cases in Preston, resulting in it being the latest city to go into a local lockdown.
Visit our live blog for the latest updates:Dr Tang has warned that ‘conversational exposure’ is probably the most common method of transmitting coronavirus in the UK.
Asked if being in a busy pub is quite similar to being on a plane in terms of risk, Dr Tang said: ‘It’s even worse because the aeroplane has very good ventilation. The pubs don’t have very good ventilation. Dr Bharat Pankhania, senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, pointed out that after one or two drinks people will drop their guard and this adds to the risks of spreading infection.
He added: ‘With a silent enemy, the coronavirus coming out of droplets, you are blissfully unaware that it is happening, until a week later you have signs and symptoms of illness.’The risks are higher when people are indoors and speaking loudly ‘When people are boarding an aeroplane they are so conscious of a potential risk that they are in prevention mode and in hyper prevention mode. When you are in a pub your inhibitions by design are reduced and removed and you are never in a prevention mode,’ he said.Dr Pankhania pointed out that pubs attract sociable people who are likely to have met up with many other people.
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