In this pandemic, one of the best defenses against catching COVID-19 is staying home.
Ironically, it’s also the way some people get infected. Who doesn’t know of a friend, parent, or grandparent who never left the house since the lockdown in 2020, yet tested positive for the new coronavirus?
“All it takes is one family member to unintentionally bring the coronavirus into the home,” says Marion Kwek, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist from top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed). “In a place where facemasks go off and social distancing measures are eased, the virus has a greater chance of spreading during mealtime, bedtime, or while simply chatting with a spouse, child, sibling, or house helper.”
