The Orchards Newsletter May Newsletter 2020 | Page 6
4/24/2020
Running Essential Errands | CDC
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Running Essential Errands
Grocery Shopping, Take-Out, Banking, Getting Gas, and Doctor Visits.
As communities across the United States take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting close contact, people are
facing new challenges and questions about how to meet basic household needs, such as buying groceries and medicine, and
completing banking activities. The following information provides advice about how to meet these household needs in a safe
and healthy manner.
Find additional information for people who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
Shopping for food and other household
essentials
Stay home if sick.
Avoid shopping if you are sick or have symptoms of COVID-19, which include a fever,
cough, or shortness of breath.
Order online or use curbside pickup.
Order food and other items online for home delivery or curbside pickup (if possible).
Only visit the grocery store, or other stores selling household essentials, in person when
you absolutely need to. This will limit your potential exposure to others and the virus
that causes COVID-19.
Protect yourself while shopping.
Stay at least 6 feet away from others while shopping and in lines.
Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face covering when you have to go out in
public.
When you do have to visit in person, go during hours when fewer people will be there
(for example, early morning or late night).
If you are at higher risk for severe illness, nd out if the store has special hours for
people at higher risk. If they do, try to shop during those hours. People at higher risk for
severe illness include adults 65 or older and people of any age who have serious
underlying medical conditions.
Disinfect the shopping cart, use disinfecting wipes if available.
Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
If possible, use touchless payment (pay without touching money, a card, or a keypad). If
you must handle money, a card, or use a keypad, use hand sanitizer right after paying.
Use hand sanitizer when you leave the store. Wash your hands
when you get home.
After leaving the store, use hand sanitizer. When you get home, wash your hands with
soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
At home, follow food safety guidelines: clean, separate, cook, chill . There is no
evidence that food or food packaging has been linked to getting sick from COVID-19.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/essential-goods-services.html
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