Sunday, March 29, 2020

NYC Front Lines Doctor Explains How Easy it is to Not Get Infected And Stop the Spread of COVID-19






Friends,

Learn from an intensive-care NYC doctor, David Price, at Weill-Cornell hospital on how you can protect yourself. A few important lessons: The transmission from the virus is almost exclusively from your hand to your face. The average person doesn't need a medical mask. The reason to put a mask on is primarily to not touch your face. Always know where your hands are. And when you're out and about, always use hand cleaner or wash your hands when you touch anything out there.  Plus, stay 3-6 feet away from people.  


I found this to be very informative and reassuring in terms of how to protect yourself and your family.  You don't have to be afraid of the outside world. Just discipline oneself according to these precautions.  

My main caveat here is that this video does not say everything, even as it is consistent with what has already been said.  For example, singing in a choir aerosolizes the virus and should be avoided. Never does he say to not self isolate.  He says that we all have to shrink our social circles.  That said, we should all abide, to the extent possible, to stay at home orders. 

Feel free to pass this on to others. Thanks to Dr. Pedro Pedraza for sharing. Incidentally, this recording came to my friend, Pedro, who is from NYC, who got it from a friend of one of his friends who pulled Dr. Price aside—"who is in the thick of things"—to record this at the hospital.

There are a few versions of his presentation. I recommend the long version which is the one posted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxyH1rkuLaw  And do listen all the way to the end.

-Angela Valenzuela

#StayAtHome #SelfIsolate #Covid19

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