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Guidance for Grocery Shopping, Take-Out, Banking, Getting Gas, & Doctor Visits
Shopping for Food & Other Household Essentials
- Stay home if sick
- Order online or use curbside pick up
- Protect yourself while shopping
- Stay at least 6 feet from others
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover
- Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth
- Wash your hands when you get home
Accepting Deliveries & Takeout Orders
- Limit in-person contact if possible
- Pay online or on the phone when you order (if possible).
- Accept deliveries without in-person contact whenever possible. Ask for deliveries to be left in a safe spot outside your house (such as your front porch or lobby), with no person-to-person interaction. Otherwise, stay at least 6 feet away from the delivery person.
- Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer after accepting deliveries or collecting mail
- After collecting mail from a post office or home mailbox, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
Banking
- Bank online whenever possible
- If you must visit the bank, use the drive-through ATM if one is available. Clean the ATM keyboard with a disinfecting wipe before you use it.
- When you are done, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when you get home.
Getting Gasoline
- Use disinfecting wipes on handles or buttons before you touch them (if available).
- After fueling, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds when you get home or somewhere with soap and water.
Going to the Doctor or Getting Medicine
- Talk to your doctor online, by phone, or by email
- Talk to your doctor about rescheduling procedures that are not urgently needed.
- If you must visit in person, protect yourself and others
- If you think you have COVID-19, let the office know and follow the guidance.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face covering when you have to go out in public.
- Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
- Stay at least 6 feet away from others while inside and in lines.
Limit in-Person Visits to the Pharmacy
- Plan to order and pick up all your prescriptions at the same time.
- If possible, call prescription orders ahead of time. Use drive-through windows, curbside services (wait in your car until the prescription is ready), mail-order, or other delivery services. Do the same for pet medicine.
- Check with your doctor and pharmacist to see if you can get a larger supply of your medicines so you do not have to visit the pharmacy as often.