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New study shows the locations at highest risk of spreading Covid-19

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A huge study of 98 million people's mobile photo data has revealed that 80 per cent of all coronavirus infections in the US take place in just a few locations.

Restaurants, gyms, hotels and places of worship account for 80 percent of the infections, according to research published in the journal Nature. “These are places that are smaller, more crowded, and people dwell there longer,” said study co-author and Stanford University Professor Jure Leskovec at a media briefing on the research, CNN reported.

Reducing the establishments’ capacity down to just 20 percent, as opposed to shutting them down entirely, could curb transmissions by 80 percent, the prof said. “Our work highlights that it doesn’t have to be all or nothing,” Leskovec said.

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