Let's beat Corona: List of social activities per risk level

All of us have had enough of the Corona. Many of us are mostly staying home allowing ourselves only selected activities/contact with the outside. But which of these activites/contacts are riskier than the other?

A LocalHooder, @Velda Kwan, came across a list of social activities that we in Hong Kong usually do, according to their risk level which she spontaneously translated that into English. It's a useful and handy reference in light of the present new Corona wave in HK. Take a read...

一群醫生把一些日常生活和社交活動的風險等級排名，請記住，這些級別是基於醫生的專業知識並假設參與者都採取了最大的安全預防措施，包括社交距離，佩戴口罩，手部衛生……等，他們評估每項活動的風險分9個級別：

最低風險---等級1

最大風險---等級9

1.拆郵件 (1)

2.餐廳外賣 (2)

3.汽車油站入油 (2)

4.打網球 (2)

5.露營 (2)

6.超市購物 (3)

7.與人群一起散步、跑步或騎自行車 (3)

8.打高爾夫球 (3)

9.在酒店住兩晚 (4)

10.坐在醫生候診室 (4)

11.去圖書館或博物館 (4)

12.在繁忙的市中心逛街 (4)

13.去公園 (4)

14.在別人家吃晚飯 (5)

15.參加燒烤Party (5)

16.去海灘 (5)

17.到商場購物 (5)

18.送孩子上學或日托 (6)

19.在辦公大樓工作 (6)

20.在公共游泳池游泳 (6)

21.拜訪親戚或朋友 (6)

22.去美髮沙龍或美容院 (7)

23.在餐廳裡面吃飯 (7)

24.出席婚禮或葬禮 (7)

25.搭飛機旅行 (7)

26.打籃球 (7)

27.踢足球 (7)

28.問候朋友時擁抱或握手 (7)

29.自助餐 (8)

30.在健身房鍛煉 (8)

31.去遊樂園 (8)

32.去電影院 (8)

33.出席大型音樂演唱會 (9)

34.去體育館 (9)

35.參加宗教儀式超過 (9)

36.去酒吧 (9)

Below is the translation of the list of 36 activities above ranked according to their risk.

Risk levels - 1 = low risk - 9 = very high risk

Risk Level 1: Mail deliveries/Courier

Risk Level 2: Food take out; gas station refilling; playing tennis, camping.

Risk Level 3: Going to supermarkets; group hiking, running, bicycling; playing golf

Risk Level 4: Staycation for 2 nights; doctors' waiting room; visiting museum and libraries etc.; window shopping during peak hours; public gardens/zoos;

Risk Level 5: BBQ parties; dinners at friends' homes; going to beaches; shopping centers;

Risk Level 6 - Sending kids to schools or daycare; working at offices; public pools, visiting friends/relatives;

Risk Level 7: Beauty and hair salons; going to restaurants; attending weddings/funerals, traveling and flying on planes; playing basket balls; footballs; shaking hands with ppl

Risk Level 8: Buffets; gyms; theme parks; cinemas and theatres;

Risk Level 9: Concert halls; sports centers; religious services/church; bars.

Stay safe, stay well and let’s beat Corona together!

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