What We Know (and Don’t) About Catching Covid-19 Outdoors

Everyone says outdoors is safer. Here’s why.

Robert Roy Britt
Elemental
Published in
9 min readJul 13, 2020

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People enjoy an afternoon at Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach on May 24, 2020 in New York City. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

While cases of Covid-19 surge to new highs nationwide, responsible outdoor activities are being encouraged. From California to New York, states and cities are shutting down indoor dining (or keeping it closed) while allowing outdoor service and keeping beaches and parks open, too. Governors…

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Robert Roy Britt
Elemental

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB