These are the activities that could put you at highest risk of contracting COVID-19, group finds
Amanda Cochran, Digital Special Projects Manager
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HOUSTON – If you’ve wondered what activities could put you at risk of contracting COVID-19, the Texas Medical Association has a chart with its rankings explaining which behaviors have low, moderate and high risk.
The rankings are based on TMA physicians and its Committee on Infectious Diseases’ findings. TMA is the nation’s largest state medical society, according to its website. The rankings are based on findings by the organization’s coronavirus task force and its Committee on Infectious Diseases.
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These are the low-risk activities:
Opening the mail
Getting restaurant takeout
Pumping gasoline
Playing tennis
Going camping
These are the moderate-low activities:
Grocery shopping
Going for a walk, run or bike ride with others
Playing golf
Staying at a hotel for two nights
Sitting in a doctor’s waiting room
Going to a library or museum
Eating at a restaurant (outside)
Walking in a busy downtown
Spending an hour at a playground
These are the moderate risk activities:
Having dinner at someone else’s house
Attending a backyard barbecue
Going to a beach
Shopping at a mall
Sending kids to school, camp or day care
Working a week in an office building
Swimming in a public pool
Visiting an elderly relative or friend in their home
These are moderate-high risk:
Going to a hair salon or barbershop
Eating inside at a restaurant
Attending a wedding or a funeral
Traveling by plane
Playing basketball
Playing football
Hugging or shaking hands when greeting a friend
These are the high-risk activities:
Eating at a buffet
Working out at a gym
Going to an amusement park
Going to a movie theater
Attending a large music concert
Going to a sports stadium
Attending a religious service with 500+ worshipers