@shahala 's situation exhibits why we must wear gloves and masks when we go out. Somebody was either asymptomatic and may not have presented any symptoms, or was yet to present symptoms or someone was symptomatic and went to the store anyway. My vote is for that there was an asymptomatic vector or carrier present. It could even have been a child.
Yes, I'm implicating a baby!
I'm not making light of the severity of the situation, though.
Whoever it was, there was enough of a viral load to infect other people. We will never know.
Pondering: Open Market vs Covered Grocery Store
I am starting to wonder if it might be better to go to sparsely populated open air food market, as early as possible to avoid crowds, than to go to shop in a closed in supermarket facility.
I have seen several videos where they say to air out the sick room by opening the windows. This makes the particles disperse into the atmosphere immediately,as they are so light. They just float away, almost are sucked away by the wind.
I have also seen many videos that state that Covid-19 can and does travel through air conditioning systems, and infects others. Grocery stores are closed in and use air conditioning.
I am not sure if open markets are functioning in France. I do go to stores that have their produce displayed outside, out in the open.
At my local
epicerie, he has cheese, cream, vegetables, fruit, pasta, juice, hot sauce [Yes!] and enough other things to make a complete meal without meat. He does not carry any meat.
His store is completely open at the front.
The only limitation is he requires cash. I can look out my window and see his store at the cross street. He has very high quality produce. I went there to support his small business.
In retrospect, it probably is the safest place to shop:
- Open to air
- No air conditioning
- Fruit and vegetables constantly washed by fresh air
- Only 1 to 2 people can physically shop there at once
- Less traffic at one time
- High turn over of produce and items
- Lower viral load than grocery store