What you need to know
- Stay home if you are sick.
- Stay at least 6 feet away, both in and out of the water, from people you don’t live with.
- Wear a cloth face covering when you are not in the water.
- Wash your hands often and don’t share items with people you don’t live with.
The places we visit to swim, play, and relax in water include beaches — swim areas in oceans, lakes, and other natural bodies of water — and pools, water playgrounds, and hot tubs. There is no evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread to people through water in these places.
The virus is thought to spread mostly person-to-person, by respiratory droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. The virus might also spread to hands from a contaminated surface and then to the nose, mouth, or possibly eyes. Infected people can spread the virus whether or not they have symptoms.
Fortunately, there are several actions you can take to reduce your risk of getting or spreading the virus when you go to public swim areas, such as beaches, pools, water playgrounds, and hot tubs.
Read about those here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/beaches-pools.html