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Growing Call for Americans to Stay at Home

Start practicing these practical tips for grocery shopping, opening doors and signing your name when you're out in public.

Keeping your distance at the grocery store. Pushing the button at a traffic light when you're going on a walk. Touching a keypad to add a tip for your restaurant take-out order. Even if you're quarantined at home, most of us leave the house to run errands and get fresh air. When we do, we're at higher risk for acquiring or passing along the highly contagious strain of coronavirus that's threatening to bring the world to its knees. Practicing these tips can help minimize your risk when you go outside.

As the US passes 160,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 -- the most in the world -- outings are confined to your most essential needs and limited outdoor recreation. In addition to the tips below, it's key to engage in social distancing every time you're out and to thoroughly wash your hands when opportunities present. 

Some people feel comfortable wearing face masks. Be advised that global health professionals and national leadership ask that you save the N95 face masks and surgical masks for the medical community, which is at high risk for exposure. There's a rising trend in masks you sew yourself, but there's no strong evidence that homemade face masks protect against coronavirus

 


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