Disrupted and Distanced: The Latest Advice On Navigating Coronavirus

Life Kit

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🗓️ 18 March 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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How can I tell the difference between allergies and coronavirus symptoms? Can you get coronavirus from food? Can I have people over? The coronavirus pandemic is causing lots of uncertainty about everyday life. In this episode, Life Kit host Allison Aubrey answers common questions about coronavirus. This was recorded March 17, 2020. Because the news is moving fast, check npr.org for the latest updates.

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0:00.0	This is NPR's Life Kit.
0:02.5	I'm Alice Naubri.
0:03.6	I cover health and wellness.
0:05.3	The coronavirus pandemic is causing so much uncertainty about everyday life.
0:10.1	It's not easy to know what to do as the news keeps changing.
0:13.8	Life Kit wants to bring you smart tips to keep you safe and informed.
0:17.4	So in this episode, I sit down with all things considered host Elsa Chang and answer some
0:22.0	common questions about coronavirus.
0:24.4	We'll cover what to do if you feel like you're getting sick, the best way to sanitize
0:28.0	spaces and all the nuances of social distancing.
0:31.8	Quick note, this was recorded March 17, 2020, and because the news is moving fast, always
0:37.4	check npr.org for the latest.
0:43.7	I just want to start with this whole social distancing thing.
0:46.6	This is the thing, the action that everyone from President Trump on down to local officials.
0:52.8	That's what they are all urging all Americans to do right now.
0:56.2	That's right.
0:57.6	Dr. Deborah Berks, who's coordinating the White House response to coronavirus, she said this.
1:03.0	Every single generation has a role to play.
1:06.0	We're asking our older generation to stay in their homes.
1:10.2	We're asking the younger generations to stop going out in public places, to bars and restaurants,
1:17.4	and spreading asymptomatic virus onto countertops and knobs.
1:21.8	All right, well, we do have a lot of young people on our staff and I'm very happy to say
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