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Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus
Or when you see them coming. That's what I do at the squares. And even that's probably not necessary unless they cough or sneeze. I just don't think it's physiologically possible to get infected by such brief exposure, with a mask. It's useful to read about how a virus needs a "minimum dose" or "inoculum" in order for infection to occur, and it's just not likely that a quick crossing of paths is going to do it.
But more importantly, I really sympathize with the OP for the fear s/he's living in. The media is partly to blame for trying to scare everyone to death, but it also comes down to how much quick and easy research we want to do to either bolster or refute the media's information. Many people are still petrified of touching things for fear of getting infected that way even though the CDC has been saying since March that's not how the virus is transmitted, and then re-publicized that information in a big way in July because people just weren't listening (or reading) the first time.
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Agree about the brief encounter (such as Publix) is not enough to become infected. However, sitting at the squares, listening to music, can last hours. I do not want anyone getting too close with their chairs once I am settled into a safe distance from people. If someone parks themselves too close to me, I will most certainly ask them to move.