COVID-19: How to minimise your risk during Yuletide, new year

By Sola Ogundipe

One issue that is occupying people’s minds this festive period and the new year is how to safely celebrate the season in the wake of the COVID-19 second wave of infections that has enveloped the world.

If you are planning to meet people over the festive season, there are many ways you can reduce the risk of contracting or spreading the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Scientists have warned against the possibility of a surge in coronavirus infections during the Yuletide.

And since coming into close contact with other people is the main transmission route of the coronavirus, traditional gatherings could be potentially unsafe this holiday season.

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But you can minimise the total numbers of both attendees and households at any gathering.

A celebration with  many residents from a single household is less risky  than a gathering involving fewer persons from different households.

Remember, even a small gathering can spark an outbreak, so beware.

Almost half of those who contract the new coronavirus do not experience telltale symptoms and so may unwittingly spread it further.