Know your risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jul. 15, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE.
Plymouth Michigan News
The Texas Medical Association has assembled a risk chart to keep people informed. Physicians from the TMA COVID-19 Task Force and the TMA Committee on Infectious Diseases in Austin Texas ranked the risk factors on a scale of 1 to 10.
Rank by severity
| 1 Opening the mail |
| 2 Getting restaurant takeout |
| 2 Pumping gasoline |
| 2 Playing tennis |
| 2 Going camping |
| 3 Grocery shopping |
| 3 Going for a walk, run, or bike ride with others |
| 3 Playing golf |
| 4 Staying at a hotel for two nights |
| 4 Sitting in a doctor’s waiting room |
| 4 Going to a library or museum |
| 4 Eating in a restaurant (outside) |
| 4 Walking in a busy downtown |
| 4 Spending an hour at a playground |
| 5 Having dinner at someone else’s house |
| 5 Attending a backyard barbecue |
| 5 Going to a beach |
| 5 Shopping at a mall |
| 6 Sending kids to school, camp, or day care |
| 6 Working a week in an office building |
| 6 Swimming in a public pool |
| 6 Visiting an elderly relative or friend in their home |
| 7 Going to a hair salon or barbershop |
| 7 Eating in a restaurant (inside) |
| 7 Attending a wedding or funeral |
| 7 Traveling by plane |
| 7 Playing basketball |
| 7 Playing football |
| 7 Hugging or shaking hands when greeting a friend |
| 8 Eating at a buffet |
| 8 Working out at a gym |
| 8 Going to an amusement park |
| 8 Going to a movie theater |
| Attending a large music concert |
| 9 Going to a sports stadium |
| 9 Attending a religious service with 500+ worshipers |
| 9 Going to a bar |
Key: 1 & 2 LOW RISK
3 & 4 LOW-MODERATE RISK
5 & 6 MODERATE RISK
7 MODERATE HIGH
8 & 9 HIGH
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