ICAP’s senior technical director, Jessica Justman, MD, is featured in a March 16 Guardian Q&A about social distancing.
Is it safe to have friends over?
Dr. Jessica Justman: “If gatherings are small, I am still going to say it’s generally OK, depending on who the individuals are. The CDC guidelines for people living in the New Rochelle containment area specifically talk about older individuals with chronic health conditions trying to limit themselves to social gatherings with fewer than 10 people. In Austria, [officials] said you shouldn’t be with more than five. I honestly think these are numbers that people are pulling out of the air, but people need guidelines.”
Read the full article on The Guardian
Dr. Justman’s recommendations were also cited in Metro.uk
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