Walking around the Mall, hiking, fishing?

[Anonymous]

We went hiking this past weekend at great falls. We tried to keep away from people but we definitely passed people on paths. I drove in DC today and saw people jogging and walking around the memorials. It wasn’t jam packed like a typical peak bloom cherry blossom festival but people were definitely out and about.

Is it ok to be outside?

I don’t want to meet people and socialize. I want to take a stroller walk. We would walk past people jogging, cycling or walking their dog.

[Anonymous]

I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

[Anonymous]

So walking around DC ok? Like by the memorials?

Is the zoo grounds open? I know the zoo and museums are closed, just wondering if we can walk around or is there a gate that closes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So walking around DC ok? Like by the memorials?

Is the zoo grounds open? I know the zoo and museums are closed, just wondering if we can walk around or is there a gate that closes?

The zoo is closed.

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/smithsonian-national-zoo-to-close-starting-march-14-amid-covid-19-concerns

[Anonymous]

It's totally fine to go outside! Just avoid very crowded areas and try to keep your distance. The chances of you getting covid from passing someone several feet away for 1 second are nil. Risks go up if, for instance, you're in a throng of people clamoring to get the same angle for their cherry blossom photo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's totally fine to go outside! Just avoid very crowded areas and try to keep your distance. The chances of you getting covid from passing someone several feet away for 1 second are nil. Risks go up if, for instance, you're in a throng of people clamoring to get the same angle for their cherry blossom photo.

Must be totally safe. Rome .. empty,... Madrid .. empty... Milano.. empty... Paris .. empty.. hm... call them IMMEDIATELY..
tell them all to go outside. It is safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

They are on lockdown. We are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

They are on lockdown. We are not.

Much more densely populated too. Cafes/businesses/etc are much more crowded, so there's no way you could be 10' away from others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

They are on lockdown. We are not.

And as soon as people start dying from ventilator shortage, we’ll be on lockdown too.

It’s amazing how we can’t plan ahead, or learn from others’ deadly mistakes.

[Anonymous]

Have we really gotten to the point where people think you catch the virus by standing outside in your yard? Or in a big open park, with no one nearby?

[Anonymous]

We are avoiding outside areas where lots of people may have been since the virus can linger in the air for 3 hours.

Not visiting the tidal basin this year or going to the school track by our house (it's been very busy). Instead, we looked up more parks and trails where we live and explored those. We did two this weekend where we were the only ones there.

We also picked a school that isn't near any homes and went to their track yesterday. Again, we were the only ones there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

This is what I wonder. My husband won't let me go outside, but I don't see how I can catch/spread it if I'm not around other people. We live in rural Mississippi now, so call me stupid, but I just don't understand the risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

This is what I wonder. My husband won't let me go outside, but I don't see how I can catch/spread it if I'm not around other people. We live in rural Mississippi now, so call me stupid, but I just don't understand the risk.

Your risk of catching this thing outside in rural Mississippi is vanishingly low. Your risk of serious complications even if you do manage to get it somehow are quite low. Your risk of depression and other mental health problems from being so stressed is quite high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's fine if at least 10 feet from anyone else and you do not touch anything.

I am just curious PP, why the people in Spain and Italy and France are not outside? Thoughts?

This is what I wonder. My husband won't let me go outside, but I don't see how I can catch/spread it if I'm not around other people. We live in rural Mississippi now, so call me stupid, but I just don't understand the risk.

Your risk of catching this thing outside in rural Mississippi is vanishingly low. Your risk of serious complications even if you do manage to get it somehow are quite low. Your risk of depression and other mental health problems from being so stressed is quite high.

That's what I've told him. He says since Europe is on lockdown, we should do the same.