Remember: Stay 6 feet away!
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You know the deal by now: stay home, wash your hands and disinfect everything. |
But there are still some essential errands that require us to venture outdoors. Here are guidelines to keep you safe. |
A mask, social distancing (6 feet!), obsessive hand-washing and disinfecting surfaces are your best tools. |
But also: Touch as few things as possible. Make trips during off-peak hours. Where possible, use touchless payment like Apple Pay, Google Pay and N.F.C chips in your cards. |
You probably don’t need to disinfect your jars and plastic containers, but it couldn’t hurt. |
For an emergency of any kind, call 911. |
If you have non-emergency coronavirus symptoms, call your doctor first. Don’t just show up at their office or the E.R. |
But other medical needs haven’t just gone away, and it’s O.K. to seek treatment. Consider telemedicine options if possible. |
Other questions? You guessed it: Call your doctor. |
The C.D.C. says to keep a few weeks’ worth of prescriptions on hand. But if you must go out for refills, you must go out. |
Use the same game plan you would for any other shopping, but consider signing up for a prescription-delivery service like Capsule, which is a digital pharmacy that delivers meds to your door. |
And while we’re on the subject … |
What about getting deliveries? |
Do we have to disinfect every delivery we get?! |
Wellllll … maybe? But probably not. As with our groceries, experts say the likelihood of getting infected from a contaminated surface is low, but it is not zero. So if it would give you peace of mind, wipe away. |
(And tip generously. We are able to stay home because of these delivery people.) |
First off: Yes, it is O.K. to step outside for some exercise. You’re not breaking any rules. |
If you do, it’s vital to maintain your 6 feet of distance at all times. Nobody wants to be huffed and puffed on by you as you’re running by on the sidewalk. |
Hitting the gym? Disinfect anything you touch before and after you use it. |
Don’t. Just don’t. Stay home. Please. We’re begging you. |
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