RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesCrowded indoor spaces filled with people yelling, leaning close to hear one another and touching the same sticky surfaces are “the opposite of social distancing,” said Dr.
David Hamer of the Boston University School of Medicine.“Can you do social distancing at a bar? Can you wear a mask while drinking?” Hamer said. “Bars are the perfect place to break all those rules."The rapid spread of a bar outbreak can swamp public health workers.
In East Lansing, Michigan, an outbreak tied to a large brewpub near Michigan State University has spread to nearly 140 people in 12 counties, causing authorities to recruit nursing students and retirees to help with contact.