A report published by the Reader's Digest website places cafes and restaurants at the top of the list of the most dangerous places in which its visitors are likely to be infected with the Corona virus, and they are mostly closed places despite monitoring cases of infection even in open places, but the requirements for prevention are not adhered to. Of the disease.

The report's authors, Brooke Nelson and Dennis Mann, stress the importance of masks in limiting the spread of disease and making their wearing, frequent hand washing and social distancing "part of our culture in the near future."

Ask yourself.. Is the place crowded with people?

According to the US Centers for Disease Control, the delta mutant is twice as contagious than its predecessors, and those who have not received the vaccinations are at greater risk of severe infection.

Dr. Boris Lushnik, dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, suggests that in any enclosed space, public health recommendations should be evaluated.

He says ask yourself do people wear masks?

Does the 6-foot rule apply?

Is the place crowded with people?

It is better to distance yourself from any situation where the conditions approved by the experts are not adhered to.

It is better to stay away from any place crowded with people, especially if the conditions approved by experts (communication sites) are not adhered to.

And when you plan to hike, avoid these everyday places, where experts say infection rates remain the highest, which are:

1 - Cafes and restaurants

According to Dr. Lynn Horowitz, a lung specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, cafes and restaurants are the first hot spots for infection with the Corona virus.

"Unfortunately, with its reopening, we have seen a large number of young people congregate there, but they are not necessarily wary that COVID-19 is still a problem," he adds.

The information supports what Dr. Boris Lushnik said, as a study conducted on the weekly report on mortality and morbidity at the American Center for Disease Control found that adults who tested positive for Covid-19 virus were twice as likely because of their dinner in a restaurant compared to those whose examination results were negative.

Lushnik adds that even in restaurants that limit capacity and space between tables by 6 feet are also high-risk environments, as people spend hours in a small poorly ventilated space while eating or standing together and chatting, and research indicates that loud conversations fire up to 10 times what the respiratory system releases from drops such as coughing, for example.

According to Dr. Horowitz, cafes and restaurants are still one of the first hot spots for infection with the Corona virus (communication sites)

2- Fitness centers and gyms

Dr. Horowitz says that fitness centers and gyms are still hot spots, and experts point to insufficient ventilation, large volumes and the intensity of exercise as the reason for their high rates of infection.

And in two reports by the American Center for Disease Control, scientists linked dozens of cases of Covid-19 to gyms, 55 gym members in Chicago - in addition to 21 in Hawaii - were infected after attending fitness classes with an infected person who did not show symptoms of the disease.

The report says that if you decide to exercise indoors, make your choice of gym consciously, and the American Center for Disease Control recommends using a facility where doors and windows open for ventilation, puts barriers between equipment for social distancing, and requires its employees and guests to wear masks.

If you decide to exercise indoors, let it be your choice of a hall that requires its employees and guests to wear masks (pixels).

3- Means of transportation

Travel, especially on cruises and planes, increases the risk of infection and spread of the Covid-19 virus, according to the American Center for Disease Control, there are 27 cases of Covid-19 on a cruise ship that sailed from Galveston Texas to Belize, and the center changed its recommendations for boats immediately.

He noted that those who are at risk of severe infection should avoid cruise ships, regardless of the vaccination status, and this includes the elderly, those with certain medical conditions, pregnant women in the first months, and people who have not been fully vaccinated against Corona.

According to the US National Transportation Authority, masks will remain required on planes, trains, and buses, and in airports and train stations alike, until January 18, 2022.

The CDC recommends that domestic travelers delay travel until they are fully vaccinated, as well as get a PCR test 1 to 3 days before the flight, and again 3 to 5 days after travel.

It is also important to stay at home and self-quarantine for a full 7 days after traveling, even if the test result is negative, the center said.

Airports, train stations, cruises and planes increase the risk of infection and spread of the Covid-19 virus (communication sites)

4 - Crowded beaches and pools

Just because you're outside doesn't mean you're safe.

Corona virus infection rates on beaches increased last year (2020) with the warmer weather.

Last July, there was an outbreak at the Cape Cod resort in Provincetown, where 469 people were infected with the Corona virus, three-quarters of whom were vaccinated against the disease.

Fortunately beaches allow more airflow than enclosed environments, and there is little evidence that the virus can spread between people through water.

But viruses are able to pass from an infected person to others nearby, especially when people stay in them for hours.

That's why the CDC recommends wearing a mask and avoiding crowded areas where you can't stay within 6 feet of other beachgoers.

Dr. Horowitz says that public swimming pools may also be more dangerous than you think, when you swim, you breathe heavily and your risk of contracting Covid-19 depends on how close you are to someone who has not been vaccinated, and notes that many people in public swimming pools are children under the age of 12 They cannot be vaccinated at this age.

Beaches allow more airflow than enclosed environments and there is little evidence that the virus spreads between people through water (pixels)

5- Sports festivals and forums

Sports fans still think they are safer watching sports, even though a recent study found that limiting the number of people in the stands could keep the risk of transmission low.

According to a study in JAMA Network Open, 528 NFL football games had limited personal attendance during the 2020-2021 season and were not associated with an increase in COVID-19 cases in the community.

It is believed that open sports arenas are safer than closed, however, even in the open air, fans often shout, chant and sit together, and there are people coming from outside the area and sharing food and personal belongings such as loud horns with others, and all of this involves the risk of spreading Corona.

6 - Closed social gatherings

Still gathering with unvaccinated friends and family who don't live with you;

Something that is not encouraged by the CDC, especially in an enclosed space, because corona spreads through small droplets in the air, and simply if you are in close contact with a person who carries the infection, this increases your risk of infection even if he does not show symptoms.

Ideally, gatherings should be held outdoors or in a well-ventilated space according to the centre, with tables and chairs spaced 6 feet apart, wearing face masks, and washing hands frequently, as this helps protect against infection.

"Any crowded place where people don't wear masks is still a hot place," says Dr. Horowitz. "And that includes your home. There is a need for physical distancing, mask-wearing and frequent hand washing to become part of our culture in the near future."