It's not always the bars: Small gatherings of relatives, friends and co-workers contributed to this summer's surge of coronavirus cases.
“Small gatherings are a concern because there’s so many of them. They may account for a much greater proportion of the cases than we think right now,’’ said Dr. George Rutherford, a colleague of Chin-Hong’s at UCSF and the principal investigator for California’s contact tracing program.
Extended families traditionally convene on that holiday, often after traveling from far away, and sit around for long stretches, be it eating or watching NFL games on TV. The dinners are almost always held indoors, where the limited ventilation makes it easier to contract the virus. Or those seeking to congregate for special occasions could take extreme measures, like the couple Lambert heard of who held their wedding at a zoo, with the staff enforcing distancing regulations.Americans are buying Mace, RVs, bulk foods as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
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