With the UK now in its eighth week of lockdown, many bored Brits are itching for live to return to normality. But a new study has warned that events that many Brits are missing, including choir practices and gym classes, may have been responsible for the spread of the coronavirus.
Researchers from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say that around 80% of COVID-19 cases were caused by these ‘super-spreader’ events.
In the study, the team applied a mathematical model to outbreaks in various countries. The model revealed that around 80% of COVID-19 transmission was caused by a very small group of people, dubbed ‘super-spreaders.’ According to the researchers, it’s likely that these super-spreaders passed on the virus and certain