Newfoundland and Labrador is readying itself for the move to Alert Level Two tomorrow, and according to one medical expert, the best way to keep our case numbers low is to continue following the basic guidelines that have been set out since day one.
Dr. Lisa Barrett is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University.
She reiterates that COVID-19 is a respiratory droplet virus, meaning you have to either be in close proximity to someone, or you have to be touching your face without washing your hands to get it.
Therefore, Dr. Barrett says physical distancing from people you don’t know and hand washing will be just as important in level two as it was in level four or three.
She attests that the biggest risk as more places open will be the density of people in one place. She says physical distancing and hand washing is the best defense.