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Singing dangerous: 52 persons infected at choir rehearsal



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Should community singing be banned from tefilla for the time being?
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Post Wed, May 27 2020, 2:52 am
52 persons out of 60 got infected at a choir rehearsal that took place on March 10 in Mount Vernon, Washington.

The main way if infection was probably aerosol transmission, which is particularly more intense when singing, since many droplets are produced and released into the air, and deep breathing increases the risk of inhaling the virus in large quantities.

The risk inherent in singing might also be the reason why religious services accounted for major "super-spreader"-events in South Korea and France.
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Post Wed, May 27 2020, 3:04 am
In our (legal) shul, everyone has to wear a mask.
I'm sure singing is difficult, so I'm assuming they don't sing much.
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Post Wed, May 27 2020, 5:53 am
The shul guidelines in my community say no singing for now.
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Post Wed, May 27 2020, 7:23 am
Over here, it's the same... authorities allowed religious services, but only the hazan is allowed to sing, the community not... and 2m distance have to be kept... but masks are not mandatory, as far as I understand...
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