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I went to the mall with mask and gloves and was getting stuff,when a worker 4 ft away sneezed in his mask . i waited 5 min then walked taking the same route as where that guy was as it was the only way out .what r my chances of getting covid19? help
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Litte or no risk: This event was very low risk, if any at all. Remember that the large majority sneezing and coughing still are caused by non-COVID problems. Even if he had coronavirus, the risk probably was low. Today's NY Times had a good story about the low risk of infection outdoors: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/coronavirus-what-to-do-outside.html?searchResultPosition=4
Answered 5/17/2020
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