Thread: Touring in the US in the age of COVID-19
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Old 07-04-20, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DropBarFan
Scanned for info on chance of catching COVID from surfaces: supposedly “may be possible” but not the “main” way of transmission. I don’t see any info about confirmed cases caught from surfaces. Easy enough to wipe counters & toilets though.

OTOH isn’t road cycle touring about the most dangerous way to travel even in normal times? With reduced auto traffic, bike touring now might be safer than ever.
Good discussion of Covid risk at this audio link, about 42 min long. Surfaces mentioned about 17 min into the audio.
https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-a...ate=2020-06-17
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