Is It Safe To Swim In Lakes, Ponds And Rivers? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers Your Coronavirus Questions

BOSTON (CBS) —  As Massachusetts continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the public has plenty of questions. Dr. Mallika Marshall answered some of those sent to her email (drmallika@cbs.com) and Facebook and Twitter accounts. Dr. Marshall has received a number of questions about going to the hairdresser. Both Diane and Julia are older than 60 and wonder if it is safe to get their hair cut. Many salons are beginning to open their doors and are asking clients to return, but there is a risk in doing so. When you go to a salon, you’re in an enclosed space in close contact with others. So, find out what your salon is doing to keep their employees and clients safe. Are they insisting everyone wears a mask? Can they keep clients more than 6 feet apart? How are they cleaning between clients? I would say if you are older or otherwise in a high-risk group, you may want to wait to see how the situation evolves over the next several weeks. “What are the risks in having our chimney cleaned? They will need to come inside to look at the flue.” – Matt Any time you need to have someone come into your house, there is a risk of spreading respiratory droplets to one another. So I would ask them to wear masks while in your home. You should do the same. And I would also ask them to wear gloves or use hand sanitizer if they will be touching items in your home. You can then disinfect doorknobs or anything else they may have touched when they leave as an additional precautio...
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