CALIFORNIA - State Wide
New coronavirus warning: Don’t visit family; exercise only in your area
“For families in different households, do not mix your households at this time. As hard as this is, do not gather in any way outside of immediate households,” Dr. Scott Morrow, health officer in San Mateo County, said in a statement.
“As for outdoor exercise, people certainly need to get out, but do this in your own immediate neighborhoods,” Morrow said. “Do not drive except to provide or obtain an essential service. Do not go into other neighborhoods for recreation. This increases the risk of virus spread.”
CRUISE SHIP - GRAND PRINCESS
Coronavirus Pandemic: Two Grand Princess Passengers Die From Coronavirus
Few other details about the deaths were released to the paper, but federal authorities did say one died on March 21 and the other passed away on March 23. The hospitals where the deaths occurred were not released.
***Many of the Grand Princess passengers refused to be tested while in quarantine**** at four military bases across the United States. Federal officials told USA Today that of the 1,103 passengers who did undergoing testing, 103 tested positive for the virus.
How does going into other neighborhoods for recreation increase the risk of virus spread if you practice social distancing?
And why the caution to do not drive except to provide or obtain an essential service?
“Do not go into other neighborhoods for recreation. This increases the risk of virus spread.”
Is he saying that just being there and breathing (exercise) is enough to spread the virus?