Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Many of us are feeling helpless in the face of the current pandemic, but the good news

is there things we can do right now to reduce our risk of falling seriously ill and dying

from COVID-19 and preventing even greater infectious disease threats in the future.

Today we look at the transmission of the coronavirus and ask how long can the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

survive on various services?

The best way to survive COVID-19 is not to get it in the first place.

Governments can only do so much, preliminary evidence from Japan, such as the cancellation

of events, gatherings and meetings may slow the spread of COVID-19 by as much as 35%,

but that has not been enough to contain the outbreak.

During the unbridled phase of a pandemic, the best thing we can do is

shelter in place, staying home to reduce contact with those outside our households

as much as possible.

It's something non-essential workers can all do, but simply, the American Journal of

Emergency Medicine, staying home saves lives.

And you can't just wait until you hear it's in your area.

I grew up in Wyoming, which months in only had a few hundred confirmed cases in the

whole state.

But by the time a single death occurs in your community, hundreds or even thousands

of cases are likely present.

We just haven't done the testing.

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