a dozen states including california delaware illinois indiana louisiana michigan new jersey new york ohio oregon and washington have told residents and not just older adults to stay inside in an aggressive effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus a phone is a hard plastic surface that can easily get contaminated she said yeah what about the grocery store at one point when i was pushing her to limit her activities my mother said defiantly well im going to die of something said susannah an adviser to health care and technology companies no he said the last place you want to go is a pharmacy or a doctors office where there are sick people next to you f are you consistently fatigued i dont think its as simple as dont go out for all older adults but even healthy people are becoming sick and honestly i think were all trying to figure out how worried to be dale said as a result considerable uncertainty about the true nature of risk remains could she go pick up a prescription at the pharmacy are all outside activities illadvised more clinical trials for coronavirus treatments begin in new york i asked several geriatricians for their advice it is safe to exercise and in fact its very important to keep exercising but not at the gym or in large groups he said the cdc recommends that these patients stay inside and practice strict precautions i can go out but i have to be careful consider your health i for illnesses if youve got five or more thats bad its safe to prevent worry and take a break from social media and too much news tatum said what about diseasefree adults in their 60s and 70s dont hesitate to reach out to your church or synagogue community and say im not able to come in more terrence mcnally tonywinning playwright dead at 81 from covid19 complications dr michael wassermans 82yearold mother fern called him several times recently with questions nonetheless barbara figge fox 79 recently went to four stores in princeton new jersey to shop for canned goods paper towels fresh fruit yogurt and other items what do they know about it asked what was safe for older adults dr paul tatum an associate professor of medicine at the university of texasaustins dell medical school focused on factors that contribute to wellbeing would i go for a walk both groups may unwittingly transmit the virus which can live on hard surfaces such as door handles or store shelves for up to 72 hours it is an editorially independent program of the kaiser family foundation which is not affiliated with kaiser permanente its safe to take care of your spiritual needs in this time but doing it at a distance is wise data from china the us and other countries also indicates that people with illnesses such as heart disease diabetes kidney disease and lung disease and those with compromised immune systems are