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Coronavirus, Japan: Screaming on a roller coaster is not recommended. PHOTO
Tokyo’s Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park recommends visitors to curb their euphoria by “screaming from the heart” when using the attraction. The aim is to limit the risk of infection. THE PHOTO GALLERY
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many habits are changing, forcing us to limit behaviors that were previously considered natural and inevitable. For example, in Japan, since its reopening, the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Tokyo has invited its visitors not to scream on the roller coaster (Fuji-Q Highland amusement park stock photo)
The recommendation, which obviously cannot be considered binding, is aimed at avoiding the spread of the infection (Fuji-Q Highland amusement park archive photo)
Although visitors are actually required to wear masks, screams could still release into the air the tiny droplets of saliva that are the first vehicle of infection (Fuji-Q Highland amusement park archive photo).