You can do a lot to REDUCE risk, but I don't believe it's possible to eliminate it. The only way to ensure that you're not being a carrier of this virus to anyone else, let alone contracting it yourself (and possibly passing it on to your family), is to stay at home! We're deluding ourselves to believe otherwise.
It's one thing to put oneself at risk, but with this virus, every time someone makes the choice to do so, they also risk taking others with them. That not only lengthens the time needed for everyone to stay home to get a handle on this, it also will likely cost some unknown number of people their lives. That's just the way this thing works...
Folks, the more strictly EVERYONE complies with stay-at-home requests, the shorter it will need to be. With every trip outside, there's a risk of extending the time a little bit longer. I know we all want to be proactive and DO something to deal with the situation, but all the experts are telling us that what needs to be done is counter-intuitive: just stay home!
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