Grocery Shopping, Take-Out, Banking, Getting Gas, and Doctor Visits. As communities across the United States take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting close contact, people are facing new challenges and questions about how to meet basic household needs, such as buying groceries and medicine, and completing banking activities.
The following information provides advice about how to meet these household needs in a safe and healthy manner. Find additional information for people who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
If you or a member of your household has signs of COVID-19, call your doctor first, instead of going to the office or the emergency department.