The C.D.C. says the highest-risk gatherings are packed ones that draw people from out of the area

Sounds like they are talking concerts, conventions, and rallies to me. 🤔🤷🏻?♂️

Three months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly stopped holding regular media briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, its director, Dr. Robert Redfield, restarted them on Friday amid growing calls for the agency to reclaim a prominent role in the virus response.

The agency also released a new guidance document, “Considerations for Events and Gatherings,” which described different events in terms of the risk of Covid-19 spreading. It labeled “highest risk” any large gathering which draw attendees from outside the local area and where it is difficult for people to stay at least six feet apart.

The guidance, which comes as people around the country are attending outdoor protests of police brutality, and as President Trump prepares to resume holding large political rallies, advises that staff members at large events be required to wear face coverings, and that attendees be encouraged to do so.

Asked if the guidance referred to political rallies, Dr. Jay C. Butler, the agency’s deputy director for infectious diseases, replied, “The guideline is really for any type of gathering, whether it’s the backyard barbecue or something larger, and it’s not intended to endorse any particular type of event.”