Coronavirus & Taking Meals MARCH 17, 2020 / ADINA BAILEY / Many of you have asked how to best take meals to your friends as our nation battles against coronavirus. While I hope I'm incorrect, it seems likely you will have a friend or neighbor who is affected and needs meals. I'm not a doctor, but I want to answer your question in a way that protects and blesses both the meal provider and meal recipient during this time when we need each other.
Our country has already taken significant steps to slow the spread of the virus in order to preserve the medical resources needed to care for those who may have a more difficult time fighting it. On a smaller scale, we can continue that larger effort by taking meals in a way that eliminates the risk of spreading. In many ways we already do this because we are careful when we take a meal to a family with the flu or who has welcomed a new baby.
This is a time to continue and improve those healthy habits. Here are some important reminders of how to best take meals when the recipient is sick (and possibly contagious):
As always, be sure to stay afresh of the CDC's most recent guidelines over time. Coronavirus may keep us apart for a time, but our kindness and care for each other can continue.
Warmly,
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