In a majority of the provinces in the United States, residents are a extremely high risk according to Covid-19, according to an analysis of the case of coronavirus and testing data by The New York Times and public health experts. Although the cases dropped from a record high earlier in the month, coronavirus deaths averaged more than 3,000 deaths a year in January.
The risk of getting Covid-19 is based on cases and test positivity.
The Times has published country-specific guidelines for general activities to help you reduce your personal risk of getting Covid-19 and to protect your community. This advice was developed with public health experts at Johns Hopkins University and Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, and will be updated regularly.
“Providing transparent, real-time information on the risks to people is empowering,” he said. Tom Frieden said. He is a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. “You want to know how hard it’s raining Covid.”
Search for a country below to visit a detailed page with the level of risk and specific suggestions for your community.
This winter, the overall Covid risk level across the country is much worse than earlier in the pandemic. At the beginning of the autumn, a majority of provinces were at a very high level of risk and many more at a medium or high level. But by the beginning of winter, most areas were at an unusually high risk. Risk levels for earlier in the pandemic are not available due to lack of widespread testing and data.
How to protect yourself and others
Here’s how you can lower your personal risk of getting Covid-19 and protect your community. If you or someone in your household is older or has other risk factors for severe Covid-19, you may need to take extra precautions.
Indoor activities are currently extremely dangerous.
Prevent indoor dining room, bars, gymnasiums, movie theaters and non-important shopping, as well as to have friends at your house, and in-house personal care services such as haircut and manicure. Given the severity of the outbreak, you may have the chance of getting the coronavirus or spreading it to others by spending time with people from other households.
If possible, select delivery or brick bowl instead of shopping in person. If you are only shopping, limit yourself to buying only essential supplies, shop during less busy hours and keep your visit as short as possible.
Avoid unimportant travel.
Avoid everyone unimportant journey. If you have a taxi, opens the windows and sits far away from others in the vehicle. If you have to take public transport, try to avoid rush hours and crowds so you can keep your distance from others. If you are flying, choose fewer flights or airlines that keep middle seats empty.
Avoid events with more than a handful of people.
Weddings, funerals, concerts, sporting events and other gatherings that bring together multiple households are places where Covid can easily spread. At this level of risk, even outside opportunities are not safe, so consider postponing. Religious services is safest when fed outdoors and without singing.
Outdoor activities can be a good substitute.
Step, cycling, run and others outdoor individual workouts is the safest types of exercise. Outdoor sports with low contact such as singles tennis, skateboarding and golf can be enjoyed safely. Contact sports such as basketball and football should be avoided.
Due to the extremely high risk of Covid, even outside dining room and outdoor bars is unsafe.
Protect yourself at work and school.
Work remotely if possible and avoid personal meetings. In the workplace, it is less safe to use hours.
Children tend to have less severe symptoms, but can still spread the coronavirus. Therefore, consider the health risks of everyone in your household when making decisions about your child’s activities.
Learning environments in which students live small groups make it safer for younger students to go to at all times school. Older students must choose online education If possible. Prevent play dates and extracurricular activities.
Get medical attention if you need it.
Do not skip or delay medical care, including mental health care. Talk to your doctors about postponing non-important appointments. If you have an appointment, call before your visit to find out if you need to take special precautions, and ask if telehealth is a good option for you.
Take these important precautions constantly.
You must at least stay six feet away of people living in other households. Wear a mask covering your nose and mouth when you are outside your home and whenever you are near people who do not live with you, including visitors to your home.
If you feel sick or have been exposed to someone with Covid, you should do so stay home and is being tested. If someone in your household feels sick or has been diagnosed with Covid-19, everyone should wear a mask, wash their hands regularly and stay at least six feet apart, even in your home.
Prevent crowds, and limit the number of people you meet and the amount of time you spend there. Avoid indoor spaces with poor airflow. Wash your hands regularly, especially after visiting a public place or blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
It is important to continue taking the precautions even after you have been vaccinated. The vaccine is safe and highly effective to prevent you from getting the coronavirus. But researchers still do not know if it also prevents you from infecting others after you have been vaccinated.
About the risk levels
The Covid-19 risk level of each country is mainly based on the number of cases reported per capita over the past two weeks. Additional precautions are suggested if more than ten percent of the tests have had a positive result in the past two weeks. This could mean that the province is not testing enough, and that the number of cases can be counted down.
Although provincial risk levels are assigned based on expert guidance and careful analysis, it is possible that the risk level in a particular country may be overestimated or underestimated due to a lack of reliable data.
To learn more about risk levels and guidance in the province, visit the page of a specific country using the search function above.
A country is on a extremely high risk level as it has reported more than 640 cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks. A country with fewer cases could also be in this category if more than ten percent of the tests in the past two weeks were positive. This could mean that the province is not testing enough, and that the number of cases can be counted down.
A country is on a very high risk level as it has reported more than 160 cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks. A country with fewer cases could also be in this category if more than ten percent of the tests in the past two weeks were positive. This could mean that the province is not testing enough, and that the number of cases can be counted down.
A country is on a high risk level as it has reported more than 40 cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks. A country with fewer cases could also be in this category if more than ten percent of the tests in the past two weeks were positive. This could mean that the province is not testing enough, and that the number of cases can be counted down.
A country is on a medium risk level as it has reported more than 10 cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks.
A country is on a low risk level if it has reported less than 10 cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks.
In some cases, a country may not have a risk level if there was not enough recent data available, or if discrepancies were found in the data. If a country’s recent test data was not available, the rate of positive tests in the state was used in conjunction with recent cases to calculate the risk level.
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