CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday risk

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U.S. health officials release long-awaited guidance about how to reduce risk of coronavirus infection as businesses continue reopening.

Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call ahead to restaurants and nail salons to make sure staff are wearing face coverings. And no high-fives — or even elbow bumps — at the gym.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the guidelines Friday, along with a second set for organizing and attending big gatherings such as concerts, sporting events, protests and political rallies. “Visiting grandma is something I must address three times a week,“ said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious disease expert.

Stay-at-home orders, school shutdowns and business closings were followed by a national flattening in the rate of new cases. In recent weeks, many states have started reopening as they face pressure to get the pandemic-damaged economy going again. AndThe CDC has put out many sets of guidelines, including some for churches, camps, schools and transit agencies.

 

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Thank God for the CDC - I mean what other organization could've enlightened us with such knowledge...

I know I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for this. 👎

Maybe don’t go to stupid protests?

STAY HOME STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE WEAR A MASK WASH YOUR HANDS

This is important content is there anyway you guys can share it without people having to pay to see it. Not everyone has the resources to pay for it

Apparently, rioting and vandalizing public property minimizes risk of infection. I saw plenty of health care workers encouraging it a couple wks ago so it must be true. 🧐

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