THEIR
THEIR LIVES. IT'S REALLY SOME SCARY STUFF
AND IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO
LEARN.
LEARN.
LEARN. TOM?
TOM?
TOM? >>
TOM? >> TALKING ABOUT THOSE WORKERS
ON THE FRONT LINES.
THERE ARE NOW 90 CONFIRMED
COVID-19 CASES, AMONG WORKERAS
THE GROCERY STORES IN COLORADO.
THAT'S UP 27 CASES FROM LAST
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THOSE 90 CASES COME FROM 10
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. THE NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS IN
GENERAL IS RISING IN COLORADO
IN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. THAT INCLUDES HARDWARE STORES
AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS.
SO HOW SHOULD THIS CHANGE OUR
BEHAVIOR?
BEHAVIOR?
BEHAVIOR? ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE AT THE
GROCERY STORE.
GROCERY STORE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DR.
KOHLI.
KOHLI.
KOHLI. WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MANY
OUTBREAKS IN GROCERY STORES AND
OTHER TYPES OF STORES AS WELL?
>> SO TOM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT
YESTERDAY, THIS VIRUS TENDS TO
SPREAD IN CLUSTERS, RATHER THAN
A UNIFORM FASHION.
AND WHETHER IT'S GROCERY STORES
MEAT PACKING FACTORIES, OR FAST
FOOD PLACES, THEY ALL HAVE THE
SAME RECIPE OR SAME
INGREDIENTS.
INGREDIENTS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE.
THE FIRST IS THE FACT THAT
THEY'RE ALL INDOOR SPACES,
WHERE PEOPLE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY TOGETHER FOR LONG
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. AND YOU HAVE ESSENTIAL
EMPLOYEES THAT ARE COMING AND
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. SO
GOING. SO THERE'S A LOT OF TURNOVER OF
THE WORKERS.
THE WORKERS. YOU ALSO HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT
ARE COMING AND GOING.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF HUMAN-TO-
HUMAN CONTACT OR POTENTIAL FOR
DROPLET SPREAD.
DROPLET SPREAD. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF
CONTACT POINTS.
CONTACT POINTS. IN A GROCERY STORE, YOU'RE
PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE ITEMS
AS THE EMPLOYEE AND THE
CUSTOMER.
CUSTOMER.
CUSTOMER. AND THAT CAN CERTAINLY CAUSE
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THE
TEMPERATURE IS LOWER.
MAY ACTUALLY FACILITATE THE
TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS.
AND THEN FINALLY, AND WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT THIS A FEW MINUTES
AGO, A LOT OF THE WORKERS IN
THE GROCERY STORES, DON'T HAVE
THE LUXURY TO STAY HOME, IF
THEY'RE NOT FEELING WELL.
AND SOME OF THEM FEEL OBLIGATED
TO COME TO WORK.
OR FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO COME
TO WORK TO PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLE.
TABLE.
TABLE. AND THAT COULD CERTAINLY BE
CONTRIBUTING TO OUTBREAKS LIKE
THIS AS WELL.
>> I CERTAINLY NOTICE IT WHEN I
GO TO THE STORE.
A BOX OF CHEEROS IS A BOX OF
CHEEROS.
CHEEROS.
CHEEROS. BUT WHEREAS YOU MAYBE TOUCH THE
FOOD YOU TEND TO BUY.
I TEND TO THINK NOW, ONCE I USE
IT, IT'S MINE.
WHEN WE GET OUR GROCERIES HOME,
THAT IS A TOUCH POINT, DO WE
NEED TO BE DISINFECTING OUR
GROCERIES, ONCE WE GET BACK
HOME?
HOME?
HOME? >>
HOME? >> YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED
ME.
ME.
ME. BECAUSE THERE'S NEW GUIDANCE
FROM THE CDC.
SO JUST YESTERDAY, THE CDC
CHANGED THEIR WEBSITE TO SAY
THAT THE PRIMARY MODE DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE THROUGH SURFACES
OR WHAT WE CALL BRONIDE.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT'S NOT TO
SPREAD IT.
SPREAD IT. THEY JUST DON'T THINK IT'S THE
PRIMARY MODE.
PRIMARY MODE. NOW, IT'S INTERESTING THAT THEY
CHANGED THE GUIDANCE.
BECAUSE IN THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY, THERE'S NO NEW
LITERATURE THAT HAS REALLY COME
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. BUT
OUT. BUT SOMEONE CAN COUGH OR SNEEZE
ON YOUR GROCERIES OR HANDLE
THEM IF THEY'RE SICK.
SO I CERTAINLY WOULD, DISINFECT
MY GROCERIES.
MY GROCERIES. AND HERE'S WHAT I RECOMMEND.
BECAUSE THINGS CAN LAST FOR 1
TO 5 DAYS, DEPENDING ON THE
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. BRING THINGS INTO ONE AREA THAT
YOU CALL THE DIRTY AREA.
AND WIPE DOWN ALL THE
CARDBOARD, PLASTIC CONTAINERS.
AND WASH YOUR PRODUCE IN SOAPY
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. AND TRY TO USE A PRODUCE BRUSH
IF YOU CAN.
AIR DRY IT AND PUT IT AWAY IN
THE FRIDGE.
THE FRIDGE. MAKE SURE TO WASH YOUR HANDS
AND PUT IT IN THAT DIRTY AREA.
THAT'S ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
THE RISK OF SPREADING IS LOW.
BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING I
RECOMMEND AT THIS TIME.
>> ARE WE SEEING OUTBREAKS?
>> IT'S A MILLION DOLLAR
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHEN
THESE PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED.
BUT WE DO KNOW IT TAKES ABOUT 5
DAYS TO PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS
AND ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AFTER
THAT TO TEST POSITIVE.
THE FACT THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE
REPORTING SICK, IT PROBABLY
HAPPENED ABOUT SEVEN TO 10 DAYS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. POSSIBLY TWO WEEKS AGO.
BUT THE RISK DOESN'T COME FROM
GROCERIES.
GROCERIES. IT COMES FROM THE PERSON-TO-
PERSON TRANSMISSION.
PERSON TRANSMISSION. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY ARE
EXPOSED AND ASYMPTOMATIC.
IN THE ABSENCE OF WIDESPREAD
TESTING AVAILABLE AT THE
GROCERY STORES, I WOULD
PROBABLY, FOR THE SHORT TERM,
AVOID THOSE WHERE THE OUTBREAKS
ARE OCCURRING.
ARE OCCURRING. AND UNTIL WE HAVE THE TESTING,
WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO
KNOWWHICH OF THE GROCERY STORE
WORKERS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED.