Coronavirus: A Guide to Grocery Shopping

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Thanks to Judith Milgram and Ryan Stauffer for their questions. We cover how to shop safely, bring groceries home, and order takeout during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Additional Reading: How to Safely Grocery Shop During Coronavirus Shelter In Place Coronavirus in the Bay Area: Your Questions Answered Follow Coronavirus Voicemails @coronavoicemail or call 415-316-1542 to record your story of how the pandemic is impacting your life. Reported by Carly Severn and Shannon Lin. Featuring work by audio producers Tina Antolini and Evan Roberts. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey and Don Clyde.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.8	For those of us not doing essential work, trips to the grocery store are pretty much the
0:08.7	extent of going out during this coronavirus shelter-and- place situation. We get to peel ourselves off the
0:15.8	couch, walk away from the screens that connect us to seemingly everything right now.
0:21.7	We get to put on real clothes, shoes that aren't slippers and
0:29.3	leave the little world that our homes have become. For the stir-crazy among us, it's thrilling. But
0:38.0	it's also a task that has many feeling very anxious.
0:46.6	Grocery stores are full of humans and being close to others puts us at higher risk
0:49.3	of catching or passing on COVID-19.
0:53.0	KQD started taking audience questions
0:55.0	about coronavirus in late January.
0:57.6	And lately, a lot of the ones coming in
0:59.7	are about grocery shopping.
1:01.4	How can I stay safe at the grocery store? Should I wear a mask when I go out?
1:05.3	Do I need to wash my groceries? Is take out food safe?
1:09.4	I'm Olivia Allen Price. This is Bay Curious. Today we're answering your most asked questions about groceries and food.
1:17.0	Then we're going to hear from people as they answer a not so simple question.
1:21.0	How you doing? Stick around.
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