'Being indoors, in close quarters, over long periods of time, is just a recipe for spread,' Giroir said, adding that outdoor seating for restaurants and bars is 'probably really safe.'
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ADM Brett P. Giroir testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 23, 2020.Shutting down indoor bars and getting almost everyone to wear masks in public is "really as good as shutting it down" and will help stop the surging coronavirus outbreaks across the country, a top White House health official said Thursday.
"But the bottom line is, we know what to do to stop the current outbreak," he added. "Now we have very, very good models that in the hot areas, these red zones that have high cases, that have high percentages increasing, it's very, very important to really close indoor bars." "Being indoors, in close quarters, over long periods of time, is just a recipe for spread," he said, adding that outdoor seating for restaurants and bars is "probably really safe."
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