The Workers Who Face the Greatest Coronavirus Risk


"As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the United States, people with jobs that put them in physical contact with many others are at the greatest risk of becoming sick. Each bubble on this chart represents an occupation. The bigger the bubble, the more people do that job. The vertical position of each bubble is a measure of how often workers in a given profession are exposed to disease and infection. The horizontal position is a measure of how close people are to others during their workdays. Health care workers are at the greatest risk — they can encounter diseases and infections daily and typically work in close proximity to one another and their patients. Many are already under quarantine because of exposure to the virus. ..."
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