Don't forget your mask!
."Families are often required to wear masks while they're out of the water and on the decking, particularly if they're walking up to restrooms or other common areas that serve food," explained Dr. Bode."The only time they should not wearing the mask is, of course, while they're then in the water swimming."Although there's not enough data for experts to know whether or not the coronavirus lingers on surfaces, Dr. Bode says it's better to be safe than sorry.
with anyone beyond your household."We know that COVID-19 definitely transmits through droplets," Dr. Bode explained."Transmission increases when people are yelling, singing, talking loudly, or coughing. Of course, when you have kids near each other and in a water situation, that's going to be more high risk because they don't have a mask on."4. Bring your own food or snacks, if possible.
If a public pool is opening, it has to follow all the same regulations and restrictions in its food areas as any other location or restaurant."They should have six feet of spacing between people that are ordering or getting food," Dr. Bode said."They may have to change it around where there's only one person that goes up to order. Or maybe they're having food delivered to each family's pod. There should be health and safety regulations set up.
To keep your family's risk as low as possible, bring your own lunch or snacks."If you're concerned about this, but you want your child to be able to go swimming, consider bringing your own food and snacks," said Dr. Bode."That way, you're the only one who's touched them and your kids aren't walking around amongst the other families in the common areas.
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