How risky is shopping at the grocery, or at a mall? Eating in a restaurant? Going to a movie? Chart prepared by doctors tells you

A chart published by the Texas Medical Association outlines the COVID-19 exposure risk associated with a variety of activities — from pumping gas to attending a backyard barbecue to going to a bar.

Health experts say one key to getting through the pandemic without being infected is to limit your possible exposure to the coronavirus.

To help people understand the relative risk of various activities, the Texas Medical Association published this coronavirus risk chart. To see or download a larger version, click on it.

Coronavirus risk chart
Coronavirus risk chart

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Al Cross is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Kentucky. He was the longest-serving political writer for the Louisville Courier Journal (1989-2004) and national president of the Society of Professional Journalists in 2001-02. He joined the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 2010. The NKyTribune is the home for his commentary which is also offered to other publications.