> But the attending doctor came in without a mask and offered his bare hand for a shake. He assured me that I was low-risk because I hadn’t been to an epidemic

> But the attending doctor came in without a mask and offered his bare hand for a shake. He assured me that I was low-risk because I hadn’t been to an epidemic country like Italy, South Korea, or China. > This time, the E.R. doctor put on a mask, gloves and a gown before entering my room. She explained that the criteria were still not actually that broad: People would be tested if they had either traveled to an epicenter or had knowingly come into direct contact with a diagnosed coronavirus patient. Other human coronaviruses remain viable for up to 9 days on 'common' surfaces.[0] Traveling through an airport at the same time as (or shortly after) a known patient is a massive loophole that is not being accounted for. At this point, we're asking for a pandemic. [0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-surfaces-explainer/explainer-how-long-can-coronavirus-survive-on-surfaces-idUSKCN20M3BK https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-surfaces-exp...