So if your state is reopening retail stores and lifting lockdown restrictions... how do you stay safe?
A coronavirus vaccine remains far off, but the stay-at-home orders in many states are starting to lift, if they haven’t already.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say everyone — from workplaces to schools to homes — needs to come up with plans on when they should clean and when to go further and disinfect . About 60% of the surveyed companies said they would alternate workers on-site; one tactic was shifts based on alphabetical order.
At the office, people should ditch their office supply-sharing habits for now, Ghosh said. She also advised people to bring their lunches and have it at their desk instead of eating in a break room. “Trying to keep the workplace safe means not gathering,” she said. Doctors across the country have started implementing social distancing measures so they can see the patients who need their care most. That all starts with eliminating the waiting room in many cases or setting a strict limit on the number of people allowed to be in the waiting room at a given time.
At One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice with 85 offices in 11 U.S. cities, waiting rooms cannot be replaced with waiting in cars, because many patients travel by mass transits to One Medical locations. Like Westmed, One Medical is requiring all patients to wear a mask and will provide one if a patient does not have one. One Medical is currently not advising patients to change their clothes after coming in for a visit. “They will sit down on a surface that has just been cleaned so the likelihood of [having the virus surface on their clothes] is significantly lower than whatever you did to get to the office,” said Diamond, who holds a Ph.D. in immunology.
Meanwhile, the mall real-estate investment trust Simon Property Group SPG, +1.78% said it would reopen several of its U.S. malls in the first half of May. Employees, vendors and contractors must self-screen for symptoms before coming to work; workers will wear face masks; and malls will encourage and enforce social distancing through occupancy limits, traffic-flow signage, furniture reconfiguration, closure of play areas, and every other sink and urinal taped off in restrooms, the company said.
In its guidelines for shopping for groceries and other household essentials, the CDC recommends staying six feet away from others while in line and shopping; wearing a cloth face covering; shopping during off-peak hours; disinfecting surfaces like shopping carts; and using hand sanitizer after paying. When possible, the agency says, order online or opt for curbside pickup. People at higher risk for severe COVID-19 infections should see if they can shop during special store hours.
And remember, many people touched the bins that go through the security scanners before you — so sanitize anything that touches the bin and your hands. If possible, put items in your carry-on bag to avoid using the bins. A 2018 study from researchers in Finland and the United Kingdom found that 50% of airport bins luggage trays were contaminated with a respiratory virus.
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