> I didn't attend but I'd imagine any event with international attendees would > have a increased chance of spreading covid, even if certain measures were > taken to prevent that from happening.
Nevertheless, there are measures that can be taken to reduce the likelihood. Honestly, I need to disclaim the following by saying I’m not sure what measures were taken; however, I think one of those measures actually was taken: I think Wikimania was a hybrid event. Requirements for both testing and masks might’ve helped; the more accurate COVID tests take a couple days to process, the rapid tests are less accurate, hence the need for both. Also, outdoor eating areas, along with purified and ventilated air indoors would also helped. Requirements for vaccination would make sense in a world where vaccinations were more accessible. An entirely virtual option would be ideal in the COVID situation we’re in (that is, a worldwide spike) would be the most ideal, but that’s impossible to predict. From, I dream of horses She/her > On Sep 8, 2023, at 7:48 AM, Clover Moss <[email protected]> wrote: > > I didn't attend but I'd imagine any event with international attendees would > have a increased chance of spreading covid, even if certain measures were > taken to prevent that from happening. > > On Fri, Sept 8, 2023, 10:47 a.m. Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I don't know if there's something statistically significant, but when I >> returned home, some of my friends were with COVID, and not me. It would be >> difficult to know if Wikimania affected people, or simply there's a spike >> worldwide. >> >> Take care >> >> Galder >> From: Andreas Kolbe <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 4:43 PM >> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Post-Wikimania Covid cases >> >> Hi all, >> >> I've heard from a couple of Wikimania attendees that they got ill with Covid >> after Wikimania Singapore. >> >> Just wondering – are those exceptional cases, or did this happen to a >> substantial number of participants? >> >> Best, >> Andreas >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/XYG2N2EQYNPHMAHHJNEBIU5SI6KJQJWT/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>_______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/GOEWPH7SFCMC4LIPDERR5XPLAUIBXRL5/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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