{"id":28584,"date":"2020-12-02T06:55:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=28584"},"modified":"2020-12-02T06:55:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:55:42","slug":"skiing-activities-could-carry-coronavirus-infection-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=28584","title":{"rendered":"Skiing Activities Could Carry Coronavirus Infection Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Downhill skiing itself doesn&#8217;t put people at high risk for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">COVID-19<\/a>, but activities associated with the sport could, the World Health Organization said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I suspect many people won&#8217;t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,&#8221; Dr. Michael Ryan said at a WHO news briefing, the<em> Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The real issues are going to come at airports, tour buses taking people to and from ski resorts, ski lifts&#8230; and places where people come together,&#8221; Ryan explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would advise that all countries look at the their ski season and other reasons for mass gathering,&#8221; he said, and noted that indoor socializing after skiing might be particularly risky, the <em>AP<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>A number of European countries have closed ski areas to slow the spread of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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