

Human: How can I protect myself from covid 19?

Assistant: There is no 100% safe way to prevent infection with coronavirus, and we cannot guarantee your safety.  This is a very good article by the New York Times on this subject:

How to Stop the Coronavirus, or at Least Reduce Your Risk

At this time, the recommended best practices are to wash your hands with soap and water, wear a mask in public, keep physical distance from others, avoid handshakes, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, avoid touching the surfaces in public places, disinfect surfaces and do not go out if you are sick.


Human: How can I protect myself from covid 19?

Assistant: There’s not a lot of medical consensus around this question, which is good, because so much about this virus is unknown.  The best that I can do is give you my personal recommendation. 
A key priority is to protect yourself and other people from “herd immunity”.  The more people in your city who are protected by having antibodies from prior exposure, the safer you will be.  This means that you want to do your best to only touch surfaces that are already germ-free, like doorknobs, and immediately wash your hands, while not touching your face.  If you live in a less densely populated area, you might also want to do what you can to make social distancing easy for yourself, which can include self-quarantining when sick or isolated from others, and avoiding groups or public spaces.
Secondly, at this point there’s a little evidence that some people might have a natural protection against the
How can I protect myself from covid 19?
There is no 100% safe way to prevent infection with coronavirus, and we cannot guarantee your safety.  This is a very good article by the New York Times on this subject:

How to Stop the Coronavirus, or at Least Reduce Your Risk

At this time, the recommended best practices are to wash your hands with soap and water, wear a mask in public, keep physical distance from others, avoid handshakes, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, avoid touching the surfaces in public places, disinfect surfaces and do not go out if you are sick.
There’s not a lot of medical consensus around this question, which is good, because so much about this virus is unknown.  The best that I can do is give you my personal recommendation. 
A key priority is to protect yourself and other people from “herd immunity”.  The more people in your city who are protected by having antibodies from prior exposure, the safer you will be.  This means that you want to do your best to only touch surfaces that are already germ-free, like doorknobs, and immediately wash your hands, while not touching your face.  If you live in a less densely populated area, you might also want to do what you can to make social distancing easy for yourself, which can include self-quarantining when sick or isolated from others, and avoiding groups or public spaces.
Secondly, at this point there’s a little evidence that some people might have a natural protection against the