> It would be hard to know where you picked it up from. Certainly the longer > you?re in a venue, the chances increase but you can still pick it up in > locations you may have only spent a few minutes in.
It’s difficult, but not impossible; contact tracing is A Thing, and can be traced back to John Snow tracing back a cholera outbreak to a water fountain pre-germ theory. > I do not agree with enforcing testing, face masks and COVID vaccinations, > when countries have moved away from such restrictions. A private organization, non-profit or otherwise, shouldn’t have to have permission from the government to enforce face masks. If an organization wants to enforce COVID precautions for their event, they should do so without conseqeunce. This may not be what you mean, the above statement might be more of a shrug, but such restrictions on enforcing COVID precautions isn’t without precedent; according to AARP.org <http://aarp.org/>, in Florida: > A law passed by the state legislature May 3 and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis > May 11 permanently prohibits private businesses and government entities from > imposing mask mandates. Local governments and school systems were already > barred from establishing mask rules and other COVID-19 restrictions under a > May 2021 gubernatorial order. > From, I dream of horses She/her > On Sep 8, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Robert Myers <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It would be hard to know where you picked it up from. Certainly the longer > you?re in a venue, the chances increase but you can still pick it up in > locations you may have only spent a few minutes in. > > There was an uptick in cases world wide around the time of Wikimania. I was > unable to attend due to work commitments, since my place of employment had > people off due to COVID. > > Wikimania didn?t have any requirements, it recommend ART/RAT, face masks and > to stay away from the conference if unwell > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Health. PCR tests are now > impossible to get, even if you can, they are now expensive. Though I found > ART/RAT to be relatively reliable but just not as sensitive (T line would be > faint for the first two days of symptoms), when I got COVID for the first > time in March/April this year. > > I do not agree with enforcing testing, face masks and COVID vaccinations, > when countries have moved away from such restrictions. > > -- > Robert Myers > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> On 9 Sep 2023, at 2:01 am, Lane Rasberry <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> ? >> I got COVID at Wikimania as did my boyfriend Fabian. Our symptoms both began >> two days after the conference. I was sick in bed, hardly moving for 3 days. >> Both of us have been vaccinated five times in the United States and caught >> COVID one time before. >> >> Completely unrelated, but back in the United States our housemates got COVID >> while we were gone. Also elsewhere in my town there are suddenly people out >> with COVID in many places, when for some time, we had not been experiencing >> cases. >> >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 11:03?AM Neurodivergent Netizen >> <[email protected] <mailto:[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. >>> >>> 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] >>>> <mailto:[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 Larra?aga >>>> <[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] >>>> <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/GOEWPH7SFCMC4LIPDERR5XPLAUIBXRL5/ >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/JKRC5PSM3DZOU3EL5GXVSSCQS2AGLIR7/ >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> -- >> Lane Rasberry >> user:bluerasberry >> ????? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/RIGLVOIWS6GPC2QPSNYQFAD25TPDTOBI/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > 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/RZQEUMQ2KSIYPJTFE6YYY2KWJGSMSH7Q/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>
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