Essential Precautions to Protect Against New Coronavirus Infection
Stay tuned for the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak on the WHO website and from public health authorities in your country and area. The largest number of cases of COVID-19 continues to be detected in China, while local outbreaks are observed in other countries. In most cases, the disease is characterized by a mild course and ends with recovery, although there are complications. You can protect your health and the health of others by observing the following rules:
Wash your hands regularly
Regularly clean your hands with alcohol or wash them with soap and water.
Why is this needed? If the virus is present on the surface of your hands, rubbing your hands with an alcohol-based product or washing them with soap will kill it.
Keep your distance in public places
Stay at least 2 meters away from people, especially if they have a cough, runny nose, or fever.
Why is this needed? When a person with a respiratory infection, such as 2019-nCoV, coughs or sneezes, they spread tiny droplets containing the virus around them. If you are too close to such a person, you can catch the virus by inhaling the air.
If possible, do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth
Why is this needed? Hands touch many surfaces where the virus may be present. Touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with infected hands can transfer the virus from your hands to your body.
Practice good respiratory hygiene
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or the crook of your elbow when coughing or sneezing; Throw the tissue immediately into a lidded waste container and use an alcohol-based hand rub or wash with soap and water.
Why is this needed? Covering your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing helps prevent the spread of viruses and other pathogens. Covering your nose and mouth with your hand when coughing or sneezing can spread germs on your hands and then on objects or people you touch.
Seek medical attention as soon as possible if you have a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.
If you have visited areas of China where 2019-nCoV is registered, or have had close contact with someone who has symptoms of respiratory illness after traveling from China, please report this to a healthcare professional.
Why is this needed? Fever, coughing and breathing difficulties require immediate medical attention, as they can be caused by a respiratory infection or other serious illness. Respiratory symptoms in combination with fever can have a variety of causes, including 2019-nCoV depending on the patient's travel and contacts.
Stay up to date with the latest information and follow the advice of healthcare professionals
Stay tuned for the latest information on COVID-19. Follow the recommendations of professionals, central and local public health authorities, and the organization you work for to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
Why is this needed? Central and local health authorities have the most up-to-date information on the dynamics of COVID-19 incidence in your area. They can provide the most appropriate personal protection advice for people in your area.
Personal protective measures for those who have recently (in the last 14 days) visited areas where COVID-19 is spread
Ask a question to WHO
Q: Given the new coronavirus, should you refrain from shaking hands?
Answer: Yes. The viruses that cause respiratory illness can be transmitted by shaking hands and touching the eyes, nose and mouth. Wave your hand, nod or bow in greeting.
Q: How should people be greeted without risking contracting the new coronavirus?
Answer: A greeting method that excludes physical contact is the safest in terms of preventing COVID-19. A wave of greeting, a nod, or a bow is safe.
Q: Is wearing rubber gloves in public places effective in preventing new coronavirus infection?
Answer: No. You are more protected from COVID 19 when you are not wearing rubber gloves but washing your hands than when wearing gloves. The causative agent of the coronavirus infection COVID 19 can contaminate rubber gloves. After touching your face, you transfer the virus from the surface of the gloves to your face and put yourself at risk of infection.
How to help your child cope with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak
Children react to stress in different ways: they can insistently demand the attention of adults, become anxious, withdrawn, inhospitable or overly alert, start wetting the bed, etc.
Respond to these reactions in a positive way, find out what bothers him, and surround him with love and attention.
In difficult times, children especially need love and attention. Therefore, try to manifest them even more than usual.
Listen to the child, show kindness and encouragement.
Try to create games and activities for your child to distract him.
If possible, it is advisable not to separate children from their parents and other family members. If this is not possible (for example, in the case of hospitalization), it is necessary to ensure regular communication between the child and the family (for example, by phone) and provide him with the necessary moral support.
Try to follow your routine or schedule as closely as possible, or, given the changing circumstances, introduce a new daily routine that includes time for school or other learning, play and recreation.
Explain to your child what happened and what the current situation is, and in a language that is understandable to him, tell him how to protect himself from infection.
This includes calmly telling the child about the possible development of events (for example, a family member and / or the child himself may feel unwell and may need to travel to the hospital for a while, where doctors will help him recover).