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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tina Sfondeles

Cheat sheet: Dr. Ngozi Ezike’s personal COVID-19 do’s and don’ts

Gulls occupy the 31st Street Beach in Chicago in May. Dr. Ngozi Ezike is not planning to go to the beach this summer, but said it can be “safely done.” | Charles Rex Arbogast/AP file

Handshakes: “At least a year”

Hugs from friends: “A year or two”

Hugging your mother: “I would visit her but I would not hug her” – At least a year

Visiting a parent who is over 65: At least a year

Visiting a parent who is over 65 with pre-existing conditions: At least a year “or wait ‘til there’s a cure.”

Going to a family friend’s pool party: “A year or next summer”

Going to the beach: Not this summer but it can be “safely done.”

Going to an outdoor restaurant: “Towards the end of summer”

Going to an indoor restaurant: “Maybe” 3 to 12 months

Flying on a plane: This summer if needed

Visiting a friend’s rooftop deck: In three months

Going to a dinner party: A year

Playdates for kids: Outdoor only with masks and social distancing, more towards end of summer

Public transportation: “If it still was very empty, then I would [ride a train.” Otherwise “no.”

Putting away groceries without cleaning them: Now

Attend a wedding: A year or more

Go to church: A year or more

Send kids to camp: Now with individual sports drills or training, with no-contact

Get a manicure: Now with safety precautions such as masks and plexiglass

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