"Avoid singing or shouting when meeting with family or friends," UK scientists warn

[Mark Crispin Miller]

"The Party does not sing."

                               ---George Orwell, "1984"

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Avoid singing or shouting when meeting with family or friends, scientists warn

Groups of six from different households can meet from Monday, but research suggests raising your voice can increase risk

By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor 31 May 2020 • 3:13pm

Shouting and singing can allow droplets to emerge Credit:  Stuart Nicol

Singing or shouting when meeting friends and family could increase the risk of spreading coronavirus, one of Britain’s leading scientists has warned.

From Monday, groups of up to six people from different households are allowed to meet up, as long as they do so outdoors, and while retaining social distancing.

But Government scientific advisers have urged such groups to rein their excitement in - warning that raised voices may be more likely to allow the spread of Covid-19.

Professor Peter Openshaw, who sits on the the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) said there was little danger in meeting loved ones outdoors, if individuals kept two metres apart. 

But he said singing or shouting could increase that risk....

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