{"id":7475,"date":"2020-06-12T21:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T21:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7475"},"modified":"2020-06-12T21:27:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T21:27:06","slug":"covid-19-summer-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/covid-19-summer-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Summer Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Just as spring was about to begin, the pandemic struck and\nforced us to change our lifestyles. This included the closing of schools and\nnon-essential businesses, as well as restricting most of our person- to -person\ninteractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that we are approaching summer, and the weather is\nwarming up, more and more people are starting to go outdoors to parks, beaches,\nand other places. Under normal circumstances, this wouldn\u2019t be an issue, however,\ndue to the risk of spreading COVID-19, we have to be careful about becoming exposed\nto the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently we have seen a general \u201cflattening of the curve\u201d\nwhich means fewer people are being hospitalized and succumbing to the virus.\nWhile this is a very positive step in the right direction, we have to be cautiously\noptimistic and must not let our guard down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to remember that the number of coronavirus\ncases has declined as a result of people staying home as much as possible and\nfollowing the recommended safety guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To continue this trend, we must adhere to the rules that allowed\nus to get to this point. This includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n