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The occasional home repair is unavoidable. Over time, things will go wrong in our homes and need fixing. But the pandemic, and the way in which COVID-19 spreads, means that permitting essential workers access to your home poses an increased risk of contracting the virus. Those who are infected with the novel coronavirus can spread it without having any symptoms. Anytime someone comes into your home, there s a risk that they could be bringing the virus without meaning to with them, explains Sherif Mossad, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Cleveland Clinic.