5 Ways to protect yourself against COVID-19
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.
• Antibiotics ARE NOT effective in preventing and treating the new coronavirus.
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SOURCE: Potential.com |