Coronavirus Health Tips

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, you need to follow all the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These days are stressful ones, and people are looking for ways to protect themselves and their families. The steps mentioned below can be part of your routine now. Not only that, you should stay updated about what’s happening in your area and also make sure to follow the directions of state and local authorities.

HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

 Follow the steps below to help keep you and others safe:

• Stay home as much as you can.
• Avoid any non-essential travel. 
• Avoid going for any social gatherings.
• Practice social distancing and keep at least 6 feet or about two arm lengths distance from others in public. 
• You can still stay connected with your loved ones through video and phone calls, texts, and social media.
• Avoid close contact with unwell people.
• Make it a habit to wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 
• If soap and water are not readily available, rub your hands together using a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Do not touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• You should always clean and disinfect household surfaces and high-touch surfaces like doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, etc.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue while coughing and sneezing and then throw it in a trash. If you don’t have a tissue, then use your elbow, not hands, to serve the purposes. 

WEAR A CLOTH FACE COVER

The CDC has recommended that whenever you are out in public, wear a cloth face cover. For example, whether you are going to the grocery store or buy other necessary things. You also need to keep a physical distance of about 6 feet between yourself and others. Your cloth face cover cannot be a substitute for social distancing.

In case you are infected, then use a cloth face cover so that other people may not get infected from you. You should not use a facemask worn by a health care worker.

You don’t have to place cloth face coverings for young children below 2, people who have breathing problems, or who cannot remove the mask without assistance.

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