Jacksonville, FL — QUICK FACTS:
- Dr. Vincy Samuel, director for employee health at Baptist Health, has a background in epidemiology and infection prevention. She said the more closely you interact with others and the longer that you're interacting with them provides a higher risk for the spread of COVID-19.
- Samuel said people need to take personal responsibility when they go out in public places. She encourages people to wear masks if you can't stay six feet apart. She also said people need to practice proper hand hygiene.
- Samuel said the best precautionary measure is social distancing.
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