5 Ways to protect yourself against COVID-19

April 26, 2020 By Neelam Patel

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. Increased awareness is one of the best ways to fight the spread of this disease.

More than 80% of the infections are treatable at home as a common cold, so awareness is essential.

5 Ways to protect yourself against new Coronavirus COVID-19:

• Wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds.

• Try to maintain a minimum 1-meter distance from anyone that’s sneezing or coughing.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth as much as possible.

• Cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow when you cough or sneeze.

• If you have fever, cough & difficulty breathing, seek medical care.

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3 Symptoms to watch out for COVID-19:

The following symptoms appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the new Coronavirus COVID-19.

• Fever

• Cough

• Shortness of Breath

5 Tips for when and how to use masks:

Wear a mask only if you are coughing or sneezing and if you are caring for someone who has COVID-19 symptoms.

• Before putting on a mask, clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

• Cover mouth and nose with mask and make sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask.

• Avoid touching the mask while using it.

• Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp.

• To remove the mask: remove it from behind; discard immediately in a closed bin.

• Masks are effective only when used in a combination with frequent hand-cleaning with any alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

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5 Tips for washing your hands to protect you from COVID-19:

The best prevention against the Coronavirus is still washing your hands.

• Wet your hands with clean, running water. Then, turn off the tap and soap up your hands.

• Work the soap into a lather by rubbing your hands together. Lather soap onto the backs of your hands, in between your fingers, and under your nails.

• Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds.

• Rinse your hands well under clean running water.

• Dry your hands using a clean towel or air-dry them.

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8 Facts about the new Corona Virus Disease:

• Cold weather and snow CANNOT kill the new virus.

• Taking a hot bath does not prevent the disease.

• The Coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.

• Hand dryers are NOT effective in killing the COVID-19 coronavirus.

• UV lamps should not be used to sterilize hands or other areas of skin.

• Spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body will NOT kill viruses that have already entered your body.

• Vaccines against pneumonia, DO NOT provide protection against the new coronavirus.