It should go without saying, but you need to wear a face mask if you have sex with a stranger

• All of us know the key coronavirus prevention tips, like social-distancing outside of our homes and wearing a face mask in public.
• Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, Canada's top doctor has made a recommendation about face masks that might sound strange on the surface -- they need to be also worn during moments like when people are engaged in sex.
• Likewise, she has recommended that people refrain from kissing during those encounters.

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By now, people may be sick of hearing the same basic measures repeated over and over regarding the best coronavirus prevention measures we can take to protect ourselves from the pandemic. But doctors, especially those in the public eye like White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, no doubt feel they have to keep repeating them so often because of everything from misinformation to human laziness. Indeed, Fauci himself warned that the number of daily coronavirus cases in the US is still "unacceptably high" heading into the Labor Day holiday weekend, and it's partly because people are letting their guard down and slacking on things like wearing face masks and social-distancing.

One of the things that's a little frustrating about the COVID-19 pandemic, even at this late stage of the game, is how so many people are still convincing themselves that they're doing all the right things -- but making this exception, or that allowance. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one example of this. He recently confirmed via an Instagram post that he, his wife, and children have contracted the coronavirus after having been pretty disciplined and staying quarantined ... but allowing some people they really care about to meet up with them, which is how Johnson said his family contracted COVID-19. Likewise, Canada's top doctor has delivered some guidance along these same lines, urging people to wear a face mask -- even if they're engaged in sex with a stranger. And no kissing, she adds.

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