Restrictions on the ways we socialise have been significantly wound back but that doesn't mean the coronavirus pandemic is over. We asked the experts whether you should go to that party, share that bowl of chips or go in for that hug.
Francis and Bec Patricio and their five-months old daughter Tereza enjoy their first Mother's Day picnic in Brisbane, Sunday, May 10, 2020.Head to a popular park on the weekend and you may spot more people picnicking than ever before. If you thought it was a safe option for a gathering - you thought right - experts gave this one a big tick.
"Meeting friends outside in a park is definitely safer than everyone piling into someone's living room for sure," Dr Snow says. Dr Kamradt-Scott recommends taking some form of hand sanitiser along with you and sharing it with your picnic companions"so that as people are picking up and putting down utensils, they're reducing the risk that they may be picking up the virus".Make sure utensils are clean and if you're particularly concerned bring your own cutlery
There is no current evidence that anyone has become infected by ingesting the virus in or on food or drink. But if you see someone sneeze or cough over that tasty pavlova sitting on the picnic blanket, Dr Senanayake says think twice about taking a piece.
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