Fourth of July tips amid coronavirus pandemic

Fourth of July tips amid coronavirus pandemic

CORNER BUT IN THEMIDST OF A PANDEMIC,THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIESMAY BE A LITTLEDIFFERENT.I TALKED TO AN AREAHEALTH EXPERT ABOUTWAYS HE RECOMMENDSCELEBRATING THEHOLIDAY SAFELY.FOURTH OF JULY ANDFIREWORKS GO HAND INHAND.EVERYBODY WANTS TOCELEBRATE FOURTH OFJULY, IT'S LIKECHRISTMAS TO A LOT OFPEOPLE.BEING ABLE TO BE WITHYOUR FAMILY,BARBECUES, GETTINGEVERYONE TOGETHER,CELEBRATING AMERICA.BUT FOR SHOPPERS LIKEAMANDA STONE, SHE'SNOW ALSO THINKINGABOUT HOW TO SAFELYSPEND THE HOLIDAY.SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDHAND SANITIZER.THE BIGGEST STEP THISYEAR IS SOCIALDISTANCING.THIS ISN'T SOMETHINGWHERE THE WHOLENEIGHBORHOOD CANCOME OVER.YOU NEED TO BESELECTIVE IN THEPEOPLE YOU ASSOCIATEWITH.DR.MARK RUPP WITHNEBRASKA MEDICINERECOMMENDSCELEBRATINGOUTDOORS RATHERTHAN INDOORSYOUSHOULD ALSO WEAR AMASK IF YOU'RE INCLOSE CONTACT WITHOTHER PEOPLE.IT'S HARD TO PREDICTTHAT SOMETIMES SO IT'SBEST IF YOU'RE WEARINGTHE MASK WHEN YOU'REIN THOSE KINDS OFSETTINGS.RUPP ALSORECOMMENDS BRINGINGYOUR OWNREFRESHMENTS ANDFOODS TO A GATHERINGAND STICKING WITHTHAT.THE DAYS OF HAVING THEBIG BUFFET LINE WHEREEVERYBODY ISTOUCHING THE SAMEEATING UTENSILS ANDSERVING UTENSILSSHOULD BE GONE.THAT'S TOO DANGEROUS.TOSSING A FOOTBALL ORFRISBEE IS FINE AS LONGAS YOU HANDSANITIZEAS WELL, DON'TFORGET OUT OTHERFOURTH OF JULY SAFETYMEASURES SUCH ASWEARING SHOES,GLOVES AND EYEPROTECTION WHENSHOOTING OFFFIREWORKS.ALL OF THOSE THINGSHAVEN'T TAKEN AVACATION BECAUSEWE'RE IN A PANDEMIC.THE FOURTH MAY HAVE ADIFFERENT FEEL THISYEARBUT AS LONG AS WEPRACTICE SAFEMEASURES, WE CANCREATE NEWTRADITIONS ANDMEMORIES THISWEEKEND.IT WILL BE GREAT TO BEHOME AND NOT BEGOING TO BIGCELEBRATIONS TO GOTO, WE CAN LIGHT OFFOUR OWN FIREWORKSAND IT WILL BE NICE TOKEEP IT SMALLER WITHOUR FAMILIES AND KEEPIT MORE PERSONABLE.DOCTOR RUPP ADDEDFOOD SAFETY IS ALSOSTILL IMPORTANT AND TOMAKE SURE MEAT ISTHOROUGHLY COOKEDTHROUGH SO YOU DON'TNEED TO GO TO THEHOSPITAL WITH A FOODBORNE ILLNESS.FOR ALL OF OURCORONAVIRUSCOVERAGE INCLUDINGLATEST NUMBERS - GOTO OUR WEBSITE, 3NEWS NOW DOT COM.THE LATEST REPORTFROM THE LABORDEPARTMENT SHOWSJOBLESS CLAIMS IN THEU.S.REMAIN HIGH.ONE-POINT-FOUR-THREEMILLION PEOPLE FILEDNEW UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS CLAIMS LASTWEEK.MORE THAN 19 MILLIONPEOPLE ARE STILLUNEMPL