Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
by prawn on Sunday May 02, 2021 @07:32PM
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For your list in the last paragraph - children at school or childcare. Our childcare lists any reported illnesses on the door of each age group's room. Sometimes there can be 2-3 items on a door: gastro, colds, HFMD, etc. Of course, you find out after your child has been exposed and brought it home.
Like others, we haven't had any real illnesses in over a year, as well as living in a place which hasn't really had COVID cases in many months.
Continuing to wash your hands often and avoid touching your face (especially after touching things in public like door handles, elevator buttons, etc.) probably would help as well.
Agree that social distancing isn't really practical outside of the current situation.
But really, there are just a lot of things that you won't be able to avoid, at least not unless you want to stay at home more often than you used to rather than venturing out. Conference rooms at an office, crowded public areas, public transit, even lining up at a popular takeout restaurant... all of these things make it easier to pick up something from someone else, as virus particles in water droplets can linger in the air for quite some time.