As far as I am concerned, if you haven’t tested negative, you are positive.
With almost no testing we have no choice but to make that assumption.
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“As far as I am concerned, if you haven’t tested negative, you are positive...With almost no testing we have no choice but to make that assumption.”
Other than my immediate family, which is now in self-imposed lockdown here in Texas, that is the assumption I’m making. Everyone, even my best friends now have it...or, at least, are assumed to have it.
We still go shopping, but spend very little time, stay away from people, and get out quick. And that may not be for long.
“ As far as I am concerned, if you haven’t tested negative, you are positive.”
I’ve been treating everybody and everything just like that now for few weeks. Not because I think they are, but because I know soon many people and things I touch will be, and I want to develop good habits for when they are critical to have.
You get tired of it. It makes the little stressful things you encounter everyday like driving in traffic more stressful, because you’ve got all these other worries on top of the everyday stuff like not touching your face, touching anything as little as possible, staying away from people, considering your hands dirty after you’ve touched anything out in public and making sure you decontaminate them as soon as possible.
Then you start making mistakes in the things you normally have to do because you’ve got all these new procedures and way of doing things you are trying to formulate into habits.
all your gloves belong to us
Both Adajla and Holmes said that if people stock up on gloves, that could lead to shortages for health care professionals and those who actually need the supplies. Similar shortages already exist with masks, hand sanitizer and some cleaning products.
“The CDC is reporting that hospitals especially are having some difficulty getting masks and gloves,” Holmes said. “A lot of those gloves and masks are made in China, and the state and federal government don’t have enough stockpiled. If this goes on for several months, there is a possibility we could run out of gloves and masks.”
Holmes emphasized trying to maintain social distancing