system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Do the same tactics to reduce exposure to COVID (mask indoors, frequent handwashing) work for the flu and common cold in the same capacity?

See also: suggestions for only gathering outdoors, 6-feet apart, etc. I \*assume\* they do, but perhaps the common cold/flu has their own weird methods of infection.
gpt
Yes. They are all viral disease with droplet transmission. Mask wearing during flu has been common overseas, particularly in Asian countries for a long time. Washing your hands and staying away from people is always a good idea. That’s why cold and flu numbers were drastically lower the last flu season.