"Stayed home" can mean many things. In a single family home you have room for a decontamination space, you have a garage . You can be isolated from anyone not living in your household and most likely any members in your household are not working.
It is quite a bit different here. To get my mail/deliveries that is in a communal spot. I can work from home but most of the people in my building(luckily small just 8units) have to go to work. There are 2 units with older people, one is multi generational the other their children bring them what they need. Since you can be asymptomatic and still transmit the virus it is not that hard to see how one can get it.
You also still might have to venture out. While I can easily schedule deliveries from Publix for Dad that is not the case here. Delivery slots are hard to come by, with any store. In fact, I have been waiting 3weeks for Whole Foods to get back to me with a time to order groceries. In the month of April I had 3 hours of travel: grocery store, drug store,take out garbage and get mail.
Still I am lucky, even though I can't see Dad, my son or daughter in law in person. I can get many things delivered, I have the means so I don't have to take the bus or trains. I was able to order masks when they became required. While I have limited storage I can Still have enough for 2 weeks without going to the store. I managed to see Dad before visitors were not allowed at assisted living facilities and I know he is safe.
So I can see how this can happen.
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