How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19

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What is COVID19?

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is not related to or a form of the flu (Influenza), it is part of the family of Coronaviruses which includes MERS

and SARS.

Symptoms of COVID19

Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

The following symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath

How COVID19 Spreads?                                                

Person-to-person spread

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.

Take Steps to Protect Yourself

There is currently no vaccine or specific medicine to prevent

or treat the COVID-19.

The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.

Wash Hands Often

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been    
• in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

• If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

•Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Wear A Facemask

• You should be aware that individuals infected with COVID-19 could be symptom-free.    
• Many confirmed cases in China proved that. Based on that, wearing a mask not only protects yourself but others.

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

• Wear a facemask when you are in public places.

Avoid Crowds

• Avoid crowds, especially in poorly ventilated spaces.
• Your risk of exposure to respiratory viruses like COVID-19 may increase in crowded, closed-in settings with little air circulation if there are people in the crowd who are sick.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

•Put distance between yourself and other people.

• Stay home as much as possible to further reduce

your risk of being exposed.

How to prepare and take action for COVID19

At Home

When Get Home from Work

• Take off your outerwear and change into home wear when you get home.

• Disinfect your mobile phone or keys with at least 60% alcohol.

• Wash your hands with soap and water.

• Keep windows open as appropriate and where possible.

• Exercise regularly.

• Keep a good mood.

Daily Clean and Disinfect

• Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces daily in household common areas (e.g. tables, hard-backed chairs, doorknobs, light switches, remotes, handles, desks, toilets, sinks)

• Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.

Prepare a bleach solution by mixing:

5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water or

4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water

Practice Food Safety

•Use different chopping boards and knives

for raw meat and cooked foods.

• Wash your hands between handling raw and

cooked food.

• Make sure meat products are cooked thoroughly and properly handled during food preparation.

How to prepare and take action for COVID19

At Work

Get to work

• Avoid using public transport (e.g. bus and subway) to go to work at this special period. Passengers using public transport are advised to wear a facemask to protect themselves and others.

• Avoid touching objects on public transport.

·Walking, cycling or driving to work are

recommended at this special period.

Daily Office Work

•Keep wearing facemask at the workplace.

• Wash your hands after touching surfaces in public places.

• Keep office windows open.

• Avoid close contact with others.

•Surfaces (e.g. desks and tables) and objects (e.g. telephones, keyboards) need to be wiped with disinfectant regularly.

Meeting

• Consider whether a face-to-face meeting or event is needed. Could it be replaced by a teleconference or online meeting?

• Open windows and doors whenever possible to make sure the venue is well ventilated.

• Scale down the meeting and reduce the meeting time.

• Arrange seats so that participants are at least one meter apart.

Customer Visiting

•Consider whether a customer visiting is needed at a special period.

• Avoid nonessential business travel to affected regions/countries.

• Avoid shaking hands or direct body contact

with your customers.

• Stay at least one meter away from your customer.

Office Lunch

•Avoid eating with a group of people.

• Eat alone is highly recommended.

• Bringing lunch to work is a healthy and safe choice at this special period.

Common Area Cleaning

• Routinely clean all frequently touched surfaces in the workplace, such as workstations, countertops, and doorknobs. Use the cleaning agents that are usually used in these areas and follow the directions on the label.

What to do if you are sick with COVID19?

Stay home except to get medical care

• You should restrict activities outside your home, except for getting medical care. Do not go to work, school, or public areas.

•Avoid using public transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis.

• Separate yourself from other people and animals in your home. As much as possible, you should stay in a specific room and away from other people in your home. Also, you should use a separate bathroom, if available.

Follow the doctor’s guidance

•Call ahead before visiting your doctor.

• Wear a facemask to protect your family.

• Cover your coughs and sneezes.

• Avoid sharing personal household items.

• Clean your hands often.

• Clean all “high-touch” surfaces every day.

For more professional advice?

We recommend that if you want to find out more professional advice, please go to:

•WHO

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

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