COVID and senior meal delivery

debodun

debodun

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way upstate in New York, USA
Today when I picked up the meals to deliver, the meal center supervisor handed me a bunch of nitrile gloves and informed me that the drivers now have to wear the gloves when delivering and change them between each stop. They were way too large for me and made my hands sweat. No masks, though (yet). They were also talking about the proposal of preparing a week of meals for the clients ahead of time and just making one delivery a week to minimize client contact.

Overboard or justified precautions?
 

It's a shame because I imagine some clients are lonely and look forward to the little bit of conversation, but it would probably be best to ring the bell and leave the delivery at the door. I'm having groceries delivered and have asked for them to be deposited on my front porch. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
 

C'est Moi said:
It's a shame because I imagine some clients are lonely and look forward to the little bit of conversation, but it would probably be best to ring the bell and leave the delivery at the door.
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Unfortunately, we can't just leave meals. We have to make visual or other physical contact to make sure the clients are okay. Plus leaving them on a porch invites spoilage if they aren't retrieved right away.
 
If I were receiving the meals , I personally would appreciate seeing that the people who deliver,
are taking the extra care and precaution.
 
New York Army National Guard Soldiers distribute food parcels in Westchester County, N.Y. on March 12, 2020 as part of the New York State response to the effort to contain a cluster of coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, cases in New Rochelle, N.Y. The Soldiers and Airmen were providing food to families to make up for school lunch and breakfast meals students are missing after schools in New Rochelle were closed to prevent the spread of the virus. (Col. Steve Rowe/U.S. Army National Guard)

Around 400 National Guard personnel have been activated across six states to support operations to stem the spread of novel coronavirus, the National Guard Bureau said in a press release.

The governors of Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island and Washington have all activated components of their Army and Air National Guard. Guardsmen in California and Maryland are also expected to join their states’ efforts today.

“The National Guard is fully involved at the local, state, and federal level in the planning and execution of the nation’s response to COVID-19,” a National Guard Bureau spokesperson said in the release.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...onavirus-spread-in-six-states-more-to-follow/
 

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