Mar 21, 2020 01:33 AM
(This post was last modified: Mar 21, 2020 02:03 AM by C C.)
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/20/21188469/c...es-voxcare
INTRO: Well, we’ve made it through one week of aggressive social distancing. We could have many more to go, as Vox’s Brian Resnick has written. With that in mind, I decided to concentrate on the reader questions that I seemed to be getting multiple versions of. These are the questions a lot of you have as we adjust to our new reality... (MORE - the "lengthy" answers)
The Questions:
(1) If we have no symptoms, is there any harm to walking outside with a friend as long as we keep 6 feet apart? How about 3 feet? ... If one has no reason to think they’ve had any contact with carriers, is it safe to see one or two people in your home (or theirs)?
(2) I am getting Amazon food boxes and local pizza both delivered to my porch. I never see the delivery people Are the boxes safe? Are dry goods safe in the box? Is delivered pizza safe?
(3) How long does the virus survive on surfaces and potentially pose a risk to individuals?
(4) Is there any information on if you gain immunity if you catch it and get better? Or can you catch it twice?
(5) Are there any reliable statistics on the age distribution of diagnosed cases, perhaps along with some categorization of degree of seriousness by age (including death), and the existence of existing health problems prior to contraction?
INTRO: Well, we’ve made it through one week of aggressive social distancing. We could have many more to go, as Vox’s Brian Resnick has written. With that in mind, I decided to concentrate on the reader questions that I seemed to be getting multiple versions of. These are the questions a lot of you have as we adjust to our new reality... (MORE - the "lengthy" answers)
The Questions:
(1) If we have no symptoms, is there any harm to walking outside with a friend as long as we keep 6 feet apart? How about 3 feet? ... If one has no reason to think they’ve had any contact with carriers, is it safe to see one or two people in your home (or theirs)?
(2) I am getting Amazon food boxes and local pizza both delivered to my porch. I never see the delivery people Are the boxes safe? Are dry goods safe in the box? Is delivered pizza safe?
(3) How long does the virus survive on surfaces and potentially pose a risk to individuals?
(4) Is there any information on if you gain immunity if you catch it and get better? Or can you catch it twice?
(5) Are there any reliable statistics on the age distribution of diagnosed cases, perhaps along with some categorization of degree of seriousness by age (including death), and the existence of existing health problems prior to contraction?