Coronavirus - How to Avoid Infection

The WHO recommends the public take the following precautions to avoid infection:

  1. Always wash your hands:

    • After coughing or sneezing

    • When caring for the sick

    • Before, during and after you prepare food

    • Before eating

    • After toilet use

    • When hands are visibly dirty

    • After handling animals or animal waste

  2. Wear a mask

    • If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected COVID-19 infection

    • Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing

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

    • If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly

  3. How to put on, use, take off and dispose of a mask

    • Before putting on a mask, clean hands with 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; if you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water

    • Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp and do not re-use single-use masks

    • To remove the mask: remove it from behind (do not touch the front of mask); discard immediately in a closed bin; clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water

Previous
Previous

Are there any health benefits in taking Jamu?

Next
Next

Coronavirus