{"id":1918,"date":"2021-07-16T17:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2022-01-04T14:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:29:31","slug":"what-we-know-about-covid-19-virus-transmission-things-to-remember-as-the-uk-unlocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/2021\/07\/16\/what-we-know-about-covid-19-virus-transmission-things-to-remember-as-the-uk-unlocks\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about COVID-19 virus transmission: things to remember as the UK unlocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As the majority of remaining COVID-19 related restrictions are removed in England on Monday 19 July, and with other UK nations also set to ease controls, our knowledge of how the virus transmits can be applied to help policymakers, business and individuals manage the associated risks. 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