Virus Update: Talking and Singing in Church
Talking Can Generate Coronavirus Droplets That Linger Up to 14 Minutes
NYT: A new study shows how respiratory droplets produced during normal conversation may be just as important in transmitting disease, especially indoors.
The research, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help explain how people with mild or no symptoms may infect others in close quarters such as offices, nursing homes, cruise ships and other confined spaces. The study’s experimental conditions will need to be replicated in more real-world circumstances, and researchers still don’t know how much virus has to be transmitted from one person to another to cause infection. But its findings strengthen the case for wearing masks and taking other precautions in such environments to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
A recent webinar to discuss these scientific findings was hosted by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Chorus America, Barbershop Harmony Society, and Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA)
Part 2 Transmission Perspective on COVID19
Excellent presentation by Dr. Milton with slides; 23 minutes Some people expel very fine particles from their lungs that can be inhaled and get into other people's lungs. About 20% of the people produce 80% of the particles.
Part 3 What Science & Data Say About the Near Term Future of Singing
Excellent presentation 23 minutes by Dr. Lucinda Halstead, MD, an otolaryngologist at the Medical University of South Carolina, stated unequivocally during this webinar that under current coronavirus pandemic conditions, there is no way for congregations or choirs to safely sing together. Dr. Halstead further explained that masked singing is also unsafe, and that humming is, unfortunately, no different in terms of contagion spread than singing. Actually masks are not very safe for even physicians unless they are properly fitted and sealed, then they cause problems with lower oxygen and higher carbon dioxide levels.
Part 4 Q&A Session with Dr Halstead and Dr Milton 23 minutes
Interesting discussion about UV light and air conditioning as ways of reducing the airborne possibilities of the virus.
Various scientific studies have shown that singing
dramatically increases the transmission of viruses.
A recent webinar to discuss these scientific findings was hosted by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Chorus America, Barbershop Harmony Society, and Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA)
Part 2 Transmission Perspective on COVID19
Excellent presentation by Dr. Milton with slides; 23 minutes Some people expel very fine particles from their lungs that can be inhaled and get into other people's lungs. About 20% of the people produce 80% of the particles.
Part 3 What Science & Data Say About the Near Term Future of Singing
Excellent presentation 23 minutes by Dr. Lucinda Halstead, MD, an otolaryngologist at the Medical University of South Carolina, stated unequivocally during this webinar that under current coronavirus pandemic conditions, there is no way for congregations or choirs to safely sing together. Dr. Halstead further explained that masked singing is also unsafe, and that humming is, unfortunately, no different in terms of contagion spread than singing. Actually masks are not very safe for even physicians unless they are properly fitted and sealed, then they cause problems with lower oxygen and higher carbon dioxide levels.
Part 4 Q&A Session with Dr Halstead and Dr Milton 23 minutes
Interesting discussion about UV light and air conditioning as ways of reducing the airborne possibilities of the virus.