The news about #COVID19- when and how to test, when and how to stay home, when and how to mask - can seem impossible to decipher.
So let me break it down to
simple rules we can all follow:
So let me break it down to

RULE NUMBER ONE: If you feel sick, stay home. https://www.pilotonline.com/news/health/vp-nw-coronavirus-contact-tracing-20201017-du3ggvb75ngjrdworez6hpwurm-story.html
RULE NUMBER TWO:
Always wear a mask when with people who aren't in your household. https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/chris-christie-says-he-was-wrong-not-wear-mask-white-house/L7QSLI574ZEQRMUJESPSHAD74U/
Always wear a mask when with people who aren't in your household. https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/chris-christie-says-he-was-wrong-not-wear-mask-white-house/L7QSLI574ZEQRMUJESPSHAD74U/
RULE NUMBER THREE:
A negative #covid19 test is not carte blanche to do whatever you want from the day onwards.
(It is just a single point in time.) https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-covid-plagued-white-house-proves-testing-alone-can-ncna1242448
A negative #covid19 test is not carte blanche to do whatever you want from the day onwards.
(It is just a single point in time.) https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-covid-plagued-white-house-proves-testing-alone-can-ncna1242448
RULE NUMBER FOUR:
Avoid indoor events whenever possible - especially ones with singing, physical activity, or shouting.
(See also RULE 2: if you must be indoors, wear a mask.) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919e6.htm
Avoid indoor events whenever possible - especially ones with singing, physical activity, or shouting.
(See also RULE 2: if you must be indoors, wear a mask.) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919e6.htm
There are, of course, deeper and more complex guidelines about testing - treatment - and activities. But really, if we could all follow these 4 rules, our country would be in much better shape.
But oh - I almost forgot the most important one:
But oh - I almost forgot the most important one:
RULE NUMBER FIVE:
Be nice. Help out your neighbors. Help out people you don't even know.
We can only get through this, together.
Be nice. Help out your neighbors. Help out people you don't even know.
We can only get through this, together.