Steeler game-COVID

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(11-02-2020, 03:39 PM)Tomkat Wrote: That is simply not true...
Unless the infected Ravens player ran up and down the Steeler's sideline, breathing/coughing/sneezing in their faces.
Once a secondary person is exposed to the virus, they don't IMMEDIATELY start shedding/spreading it.  It takes TIME (DAYS) for the virus to multiply within that person to the point of being infectious to others.
Therefore, the ONLY person who was a threat to infect others, was the infected Ravens player.

I don't believe what you say is true, but please provide sources if you have them.

The "days" part you're talking about is in regards to the time it can take to start exhibiting symptoms, not how long it takes to become contagious once infected.

According to Harvard Health...

Quote:How soon after I'm infected with the new coronavirus will I start to be contagious?

The time from exposure to symptom onset (known as the incubation period) is thought to be three to 14 days, though symptoms typically appear within four or five days after exposure.
We know that a person with COVID-19 may be contagious 48 to 72 hours before starting to experience symptoms. Emerging research suggests that people may actually be most likely to spread the virus to others during the 48 hours before they start to experience symptoms.
If true, this strengthens the case for face masks, physical distancing, and contact tracing, all of which can help reduce the risk that someone who is infected but not yet experiencing symptoms may unknowingly infect others.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-youve-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus#:~:text=We%20know%20that%20a%20person,they%20start%20to%20experience%20symptoms.