Good Morning America
Where COVID-19 spreads more easily, according to experts
“I think we want to be careful not to blame a specific environment and use the scapegoat to generate the transmission,” said Dr. John Brownstein, ABC News contributor, epidemiologist and director of innovation at Boston Children’s Hospital. In New York, for example, contact tracking showed that 70% of new cases come from small meetings and families. “Informal meetings may have played an even bigger role,” said Brownstein, “because they are more difficult to police, they are more difficult to enforce and people are probably more relaxed when it comes to recommendations for wearing masks and social distance.”