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Bar settings offer dangerous mix during height of COVID‐19 crisis
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32771
Subject(s) - covid-19 , context (archaeology) , pandemic , business , advertising , history , medicine , virology , disease , archaeology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Bars appear to be serving up a most dangerous concoction during the COVID‐19 pandemic, attracting groups of drinkers who are prone to disinhibition and resulting behaviors that can heighten the risk of virus transmission. This provides the context for why bars are among the last businesses to return to normal operations as states reopen their economies — and now among the first to be shuttered when spikes in cases cause some states to pull back.