Singing strikers on the junior doctors’ picket lines
Junior doctors sing their protest chants to popular tunes on picket lines in England. Source link
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Singing lessons help long Covid sufferers breathe
Mum of two, Sheeba, is one of the early participants of a joint venture between English National Opera and Imperial College London to help those feeling the effects of long Covid. With great results, the pilot programme is now being extended to another 1,000 long Covid patients. The BBC’s David Sillito, a self proclaimed non-singer, … Read more
Covid: ‘Shouting and singing can spread virus’
The government’s deputy chief medical officer warned closed and crowded spaces may increase coronavirus transmission. When asked by the BBC’s medical correspondent Fergus Walsh if there was scientific evidence that closing bars, pubs and gyms would slow the virus, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said closed spaces, crowded spaces and close contact all lead to increased virus … Read more
No singing, touching of idols: Centre’s SOP for curbing Covid-19 outbreak during festivals | 10 points
The Union health ministry on Tuesday issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) to contain the spread of Covid-19 during the celebration of upcoming festivities. Releasing the ‘Standard Operating Procedures’, the ministry said that the period from October to December witnesses large gatherings for religious worship, fairs, cultural functions, processions, etc, and it is important that … Read more
Faith groups’ singing studied for coronavirus risk
Image copyright Getty Images Faith communities are being invited to take part in a study of the role singing plays in spreading coronavirus. Participants will be asked to sing at different volumes, and lasers will be used to detect and measure the droplets they produce. Researchers will then look into how many droplets are blocked … Read more
Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you sing indoors without a face mask, you run the risk of spreading COVID-19 through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. That’s the conclusion researchers reached after studying a choir practice. In Skagit Valley, Wash., one person with mild … Read more
COVID-19 transmission via singing, talking explained
The louder the person sings, more particles are spread. Singing is likely to increase the Coronavirus transmission! Singing loudly can increase the chances of COVID-19 being transmitted. As the act of singing enables the emission of particles in air, that can spread the virus and infect others. According to a report by The IE citing … Read more
Coronavirus: Singing ‘no more risky than talking’
Image caption Scientists carried out measurements in the lab Singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume, a study suggests. But it all depends on how loud a person is, according to the initial findings which are yet to be peer reviewed. The project, called Perform, looked at the … Read more