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Can you safely play indoor sports during the pandemic?

PBS Newhour, Feb. 6, 2021

February 6, 2021

Can you safely play indoor sports during the pandemic?

“This is dominantly a close-distance disease,” said Susan Huang, an infectious diseases expert at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. … “Think about the closeness, proximity and physical contact of the sport.” Huang said. “What’s the likelihood that my breath will make it into someone’s face?” … “One of the major issues is that even if you’re really close to someone’s face, it doesn’t matter how good the ventilation is,” Huang said.