Weighing the risks of going out

As we move along in more places opening up, more questions are also being asked.

Can I have a cookout or can I go boating?

AS MORE PLACES INWESTERN NEW YORKBEGIN RE-OPENING--AND THE WEATHERGETS NICER--MORE OF US ARETRYING TO FIGUREOUT:WHAT TO DO THISSUMMER.A LOT OF US AREASKING THINGS LIKE:"CAN I HAVE A COOKOUT?""CAN I SEE OLDERFAMILY MEMBERS?"COVID-19 IS STILLHERE --BUT THETRANSMISSION HASSTABILIZED--BECAUSE OF MASKSAND SOCIALDISTANCING.SO ALL NEW FOR YOUTHIS MORNING--REBECCATHORNBURG ASKSTHE ERIE COUNTYHEALTHCOMMISSIONER --ABOUT WEIGHING THERISKS OF DIFFERENTACTIVITIES.SHOULD I DO THIS?

CANI GO THERE?

IS IT SAFETO HANG OUT WITHPEOPLE?THESE ARE THEQUESTIONS WE AREASKING OURSELVES.ERIE COUNTY HEALTHCOMMISSIONER DR.GALE BURSTEINSUGGESTS BEFOREYOU DO OR SEEANYONE, THINK ABOUTTHE RISK OFTRANSMITTING THEDISEASE.SHE SAYS HIGH RISKACTIVITIES INCLUDE-ANY INDOORGATHERINGS.-BEING IN LARGEGROUPSMODERATE RISKSINCLUDE-BACKYARD COOKOUTWITH A FEWNEIGHBORSSOT"YOU NEED TO THINKABOUT SHARINGBATHROOMS,HOPEFULLY PEOPLEWILL NOT BE SHARINUTENSILS HOPEFULLYFOOD WON'T BE IN ABUFFET STYLE SOSOMEONE WON'TCOUGH OR SNEEZE ONITLOW RISKS-BOATING-GOING TO A BEACH ORPARKSOT"THERE ARE THINGSYOU CAN DO WITHINEACH ACTIVITY TODECREASE RISK,SMALLER NUMBERS,WEARING MASKS,STAYING AWAY FROMOTHER PEOPLE BEINGOUTDOORS THOSE AREALL THING YOU CAN DOTO DECREASE COVID-19 TRANSMISSION."WHAT HAPPENS WHENIN THE GRAY AREAS,SHOULD FAMILIESALLOW BABYSITTERSOR OTHER PEOPLEINTO THEIR HOMES?SOT"THAT'S A TRICKYQUESTION SO THEREARE THINGS YOU WANTTO KNOW ABOUT THEBABYSITTER"DR. BURSTEIN SAYS TOASK ANY PERSON IFTHEY ARE A HEALTHY,AND IF THEY HAVEBEEN SOCIALDISTANCING OR NOTAND THAT DECISION TOLET THEM IN IS UP TOYOU.BURSTEIN SAYS THEDEPARTMENT ISGETTING A LOT OFQUESTIONS ABOUTHIGH SCHOOLGRADUATIONS ANDRELIGIOUS SERVICESAND WHAT TO DO.SOT"RIGHT NOW WE ARERECOMMENDING IFYOU'RE GOING TO GETTOGETHER KEEP IT INVERY VERY SMALLGROUPS, KEEP ITOUTDOORS, WEAR AMASK, WHENEVERPOSSIBLE AND WASHYOUR HANDS.

AND IFSOMEONE IS SICK INTHE GROUP EXCLUDETHEM."BOTTOM LINE HERE,KNOW YOUR RISK, BESMART AND TAKEPERSONALRESPONSIBILITY TOKEEP THE NUMBER OFTRANSMISSIONSDOWN.

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