Q&A: Contracting Corona
Contracting Corona
Question
With God’s help,
Hello to the Rabbi, Doctor,
I wanted to ask whether you think that after speaking with a saleswoman at a distance of about one meter for roughly 30 seconds total, though not completely continuously, the chances of infection are high. The practical implication would be visiting elderly parents, honoring elderly parents, and the like.
The saleswoman looked healthy overall, but you can’t really know, since because she is young the chance of symptoms is low anyway, and sometimes there are no symptoms at all, or they only become apparent afterward, God forbid, etc.
Answer
I have no idea. That’s a question for the Ministry of Health. It seems to me that their instructions are to try to avoid visits, but as long as the sick person has not been diagnosed, there is no instruction to isolate. It’s worth asking them.