Scientists at the University of California Institute for Global Health Sciences have named occupations with the highest risk of death from coronavirus. This is reported by “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”.
So, the most vulnerable group after doctors turned out to be workers of food enterprises and agriculture. Compared with the usual mortality rate, they have this figure increased by 39 percent. Next come the transport and logistics workers. Among them, the death rate rose by 28 percent.
The third group includes people who work in manufacturing enterprises – 27 percent, as well as specialists in the manufacturing industry. The increase in mortality among them increased by 23 percent.
Scientists obtained such research results when analyzing the personal data of COVID-19 patients in California from March to October 2020. In total, the mortality rate in the region increased by 22 percent during this period.
In December, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that in Russia, the highest incidence of coronavirus was among workers at industrial enterprises. She pointed out that additional efforts should be made in enterprises to organize labor safety.