Coronavirus questions answered: ‘Should I be overly concerned about going to the grocery store?’
As coronavirus cases rise in New York, Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Seigel answered your questions about the coronavirus pandemic in an interview on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning.“We’re seeing over a thousand cases that are documented and there must be a lot more than that [in New York],” Siegel told “Fox & Friends,” noting that the asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could be attributed to the increasing spread in the Empire State.Question: My daughter is a nurse and lives at home with us – she works on a floor with some patients who are already sick, should I be isolating away from her?CORONAVIRUS QUESTIONS ANSWERED: CAN YOU HAVE FLU AND COVID-19 AT SAME TIME?Siegel wondered if the woman who asked that question had already been tested.“I would always err on the side of safety here, and, so, if there is a question mark and there is close contact, unfortunately, even with proper precautions, we’re seeing the spread to healthcare workers.”“I would say to isolate until you know more information.”Question: With kids from home from school, is it safe for them to play in the park and cul-de-sac area or should we only stay in our own houses and backyard?Siegel responded that that depends