Risk of infection significantly lower in venues, says study

Cultural places with 30% occupancy have the lowest risk of infection of all closed spaces that were examined in the study

The new study was conducted by the Technical University of Berlin
The new study was conducted by the Technical University of Berlin © Pixabay/Piro4d

The risk of Covid-19 infection is significantly lower in cultural places than in schools, offices or retail shops, according to a new study conducted by the Technical University of Berlin.

The study used an infection risk model, developed by Martin Kriegel, ventilation expert and head of the Hermann Rietschel Institute at the university, along with the Robert Koch Institute and the Berlin Charité, to examine the risk of infection in closed spaces.

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The results showed that if ventilation, social distancing…

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