Coronavirus Cleansing 2

Ritual
Coronavirus Cleansing
Shawn Jiang
San Ramon, California
2020

Informant Data:
Shawn is an Asian-American male born in San Ramon, CA on October 15, 2000. He’s currently a sophomore at the University of Chicago and considers himself well-read on coronavirus and the safety precautions he can take to mitigate risk.

Contextual Data:
As coronavirus has spread to the United States, families are taking a variety of precautions to mitigate the risk of spread. One point of access is through groceries, which pass through any number of potentially contaminated places or people. Some have adopted extra measures to clean groceries or to ensure a greater chance of elimination of the virus on their groceries.

Item: Shawn’s family leaves groceries in the garage for a couple of days after purchase. He hopes that this process kills any remnants of the virus on his groceries. This ritual therefore serves a practical purpose of safety.

Kevin Xiao, 19
5517 London Way
San Ramon, CA 94582
Dartmouth College
Russ 13
Spring 2020

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