If it’s more important for you to avoid contracting the virus right now than it is for others, schedule any doctor’s appointments you are going to for first thing in the morning. Reasoning: seems like hospital contamination should rise throughout the day as more and more people pass through and then drop during nightly cleanings. Similarly for any needed outings, do it in the morning, because though the virus can survive for days on surfaces, presumably it’s safer to touch just after an 8 hour break from people than just after a 2 minute break from people. No idea of effect size but I don’t see why these mechanisms would be wrong.
If it’s more important for you to avoid contracting the virus right now than it is for others, schedule any doctor’s appointments you are going to for first thing in the morning. Reasoning: seems like hospital contamination should rise throughout the day as more and more people pass through and then drop during nightly cleanings. Similarly for any needed outings, do it in the morning, because though the virus can survive for days on surfaces, presumably it’s safer to touch just after an 8 hour break from people than just after a 2 minute break from people. No idea of effect size but I don’t see why these mechanisms would be wrong.