12 Places Doctors Won’t Recommend You to Visit During COVID-19

The bank

Money is among the dirtiest items we touch on a daily basis. Especially now, it would be better to avoid going to the bank as much as possible, but I guess that wouldn’t be such a big problem, as every problem one might have can be solved electronically.

Money are germs carriers and spreaders, facts demonstrated in an April 2017 study in PLOS, that’s why doctors recommend using credit and debit cards for payments, rather than cash, to reduce the risk of transmission.

“I try to limit money, like cash,” says Dr. Vyas. “I think it’s better to use a credit card and clean it rather than cash, since, as we all know, money is very dirty. If you’re dealing with a lot of cash you have to be extra careful.”

Churches

Going to church in a coronavirus pandemic context isn’t quite ideal, according to Dr. Cate. However, if the church you’re going to can create safe conditions for its people without putting them at risk for infection, it’s ok to go.

“A lot of places are really adapting, like the synagogue that I go to is having services outside and there’s a limited number of people that can attend,” she says. “They’re also sending out a health questionnaire beforehand and everyone has to wear a mask.”

It’s very important that “all parts of the service which require communal activities—shaking hands, hugging, passing trays and cups, sharing books and texts—would need to be discontinued,” says Dr. Vyas.