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75 yo, living in what was apartments and now converted to condos, housing a couple hundred people in each of 2 buildings, what do i do to stay safe from covid? nearest neighbor maybe 4 feet away?

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Dr. Philip Schwarzman answered

Covid-19: Stay safe by staying home unless absolutely necessary (buying food etc), stay 6 feet away from others, wear a mask. Covid does not pass through walls.

Answered 5/2/2020

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A member asked:

75 yo, living in what was apartments and now converted to condos, housing a couple hundred people in each of 2 buildings, what do i do to stay safe from covid? nearest neighbor maybe 4 feet away?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Philip Schwarzman answered

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