Among the essential activities allowed during mandatory stay-at-home orders caused by the coronavirus pandemic is grocery shopping, but most experts agree that residents should cut back on the number of trips they make to the store as part of their social-distancing strategy.
One key to doing that is to create a list of essentials and stick to it, said Joanna Michalowska, a dietitian and doctoral candidate from the Medical University of Poznan in Poland, who worked with a team of health professionals there to create a tool — the Omni Food Calculator — designed to help people understand how much food they need for a two-week period.
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A No-Stress Guide To Grocery Shopping During The Coronavirus Pandemic: LAist
Here's everything we do and don't know, so far, about COVID-19 and food — and here's what you can do to minimize your risk.
Scientists aren't certain. Here's what we know. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that the virus can be detected:
This is a good starting point for understanding how COVID-19 works but it may not reflect real world conditions. "What we have, at present, are some very preliminary experiments," says Dr. Paula Cannon , a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at USC's Keck School of Medicine.
Colorado Coronavirus Tips: This Is Why Grocery Shopping Has Become Such An Adventure | Colorado
Of the limited activities allowed under Colorado's "stay-at-home" order , grocery shopping has suddenly gone from necessary chore to vital isolation escape. It's also become a bit of a roulette game.
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Maybe not at your store, but you did find plenty of bananas, mangoes and even whole pineapples. Or all the artichoke hearts you could desire. Or an absurd amount of canned peas. There also seem to be plenty of potato chips.
Since we all have to stay home, bare shelves at the grocery offer you an insight into what your neighbors might be cooking right now. If you're having trouble finding something as basic as yeast or flour , you might be in a pocket of anxious bakers in need of fresh crusty sourdough or warm, gooey chocolate cake. The picked-over shelf experience isn't a supply problem, it's a demand problem.
Florida mayor urges residents to wear a mask when grocery shopping | FOX 35 Orlando
OVIEDO, Fla. - The Mayor of Oviedo is urging residents to wear a mask when going to the grocery store.
Mayor Megan Sladek posted a video announcing the recommendation on Facebook. She said that after speaking with Seminole County's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Husty and Donald Walsh from the Health Department, she wanted to share the new public health initiative.
"If you have a mask, wear it when you go to the grocery store," she said. "What the professionals are saying, what the people who are watching coronavirus spread and following every study, everything we can do to stop it, they say that the very best thing we can do -- well not the very best thing, social distant, that's it! But, we all have to go to the grocery store. The grocery store is quite possibly the germiest, most unsafe place a person can go. If you go, wear your thingy."
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Coronavirus how-to: Protect yourself while shopping - Portland Press Herald
While most of us are isolating at home as much as possible, there will be times when we will have to venture out. People have to eat, after all. Whether it’s take-out, delivery or a trip to the grocery store for supplies , there are ways to protect ourselves and the workers who serve, bag and deliver our food. Here are some tips from Consumer Reports and the food website Epicurious:
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However, there are a lot of disadvantages to delivery. For one thing, it’s expensive. It’s not available for every location, especially if you’re in a rural area. Some have delivery windows days or weeks out because of higher-than-normal demand. And several stores have suspended delivery altogether to allow their employees time to restock shelves or handle the sudden influx of requests.
List of shopping times for seniors at stores in San Antonio | kens5.com
SAN ANTONIO — As we work to combat the spread of coronavirus, many grocery stores are working out ways to protect the most vulnerable.
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From March 24 through April 28, Walmart stores will host an hour-long senior shopping event every Tuesday for customers 60 and older, which will start one hour before stores open. Checking IDs is at the store's discretion.
Costco has also added a third day of special shopping hours just for seniors and people with physical impairments. Initially, Costco was offering the 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. hours on Tuesday and Thursday, but it has now added Wednesday to the list.
Costco changes guest shopping policies, two guests allowed per card | Coronavirus Coverage |
Shopping safety amid coronavirus outbreak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio Governor's Office is reminding citizens to follow the social distancing rules and take health precautions when shopping.
"We have been forceful to tell our essential businesses to create a safe workplace," said Lt. Governor Jon Husted. "But if the customers in stores are not following the rules, it makes it tough on them."
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Additionally, Governor Mike DeWine reminds Ohioans that the coronavirus outbreak is a national emergency. All citizens need to take action in order to protect themselves and others.
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This grocery store in Toluca, Mexico, is employing makeshift screens to separate customers from staff during the co… https://t.co/XKKzfd0FVD ABC (from New York City / Worldwide) Tue Mar 31 01:11:28 +0000 2020
We are calling on L.A.'s manufacturing industry to help us reach our goal of 5 million non-medical masks to protect… https://t.co/qYP9Cn3Mfb MayorOfLA (from Los Angeles, CA) Tue Mar 31 20:34:09 +0000 2020
Should you wear a mask outside? To the grocery store? Is the virus "airborne?" What about that one study saying it… https://t.co/fmJRPOn0GL amandamull (from Brooklyn, NY) Wed Apr 01 14:20:02 +0000 2020
Who else is running low on groceries and doesn't want to go to the grocery store? kandeejohnson (from Instagram: kandeejohnson) Wed Apr 01 00:33:01 +0000 2020
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