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10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19)

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19)

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10 behavioral elements to follow:
  • Wash your hands often.
  • Avoid contact with people who are suspected of having acute respiratory infections.
  • Try to avoid touching your eyes, face, nose or mouth with your hands.
  • Cover your mouth and nose if you sneeze or cough.
  • Do not take antiviral drugs or antibiotics unless your doctor prescribes them.
  • Clean all surfaces with chlorine or alcohol based disinfectants.
  • Use a protective mask only if you suspect that you are ill or if you provide assistance to sick people.
  • "MADE in CHINA" products or packages received from China are not dangerous.
  • Call govt helpline if you feel fever, cough, or have returned from China or quarantined areas in Europe for at least 14 days.
  • Pets do not transmit coronavirus.
What is coronavirus?
  1. Try to wash your hands regularly

Washing and disinfecting hands are crucial actionsp to prevent infection. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If there is no soap and water, you can use a 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer.Washing your hands removes the virus.

2. Avoid contact with people who are
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suspected of having acute respiratory infections

 Keep a distance of at least 1 meter between you and other people, especially when they cough, sneeze or have a fever, as saliva drops can transmit the virus from a close distance.

What are the symptoms of coronvirus?

 3. Do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands
The virus is transmitted mainly through the respiratory tract, but can enter the body through the eyes, nose and mouth, so avoid touching if you have not washed your hands well.
The hands come in contact with the surfaces contaminated by the virus and spread throughout the body.

 4. Cover your mouth and nose if you sneeze or cough
If you have an acute respiratory infection, avoid contact with other people, cough with your mouth covered or in a preferred disposable napkin, wear a face mask and wash your hands. If you cover your mouth with your hands when you cough, you can contaminate objects or people you come in contact with.

 5. Do not take antivirals or antibiotics unless your doctor prescribes them
Currently, there is no scientific research that shows that the use of antiviral drugs can prevent infection with the new coronavirus (Covid-19). Antibiotics only work against bacteria, not against the virus.
Covid-19 is a virus, so antibiotics are not used as a method of prevention or treatment unless a bacterial infection is found.

 6. Clean all surfaces with chlorine or alcohol based disinfectants
The chemical disinfectants that can kill the new coronavirus (Covid-19) are disinfectants that contain chlorine, bleach, solvent, 75% ethanol, parasitic acid and chloroform. Your doctor and pharmacist will know what to recommend.

 7. Wear a face mask only if you suspect you are ill or if you are caring for a sick person.
The World Health Organization recommends wearing a face mask only if you suspect that you have been infected with the new coronavirus, and you have symptoms of coughing, sneezing, or if you are assisting a person who is suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus. Coronavirus (A recent trip to China or quarantined areas in Europe with respiratory symptoms).
USE OF PROTECTIVE MASK - helps and limits the spread of the virus but should be used in conjunction with other hygiene measures including hand washing for at least 20 seconds. It is not necessary to use protective masks stacked on top of each other.

 8. MADE products in CHINA or packages received from China are not dangerous
The World Health Organization has said that people receiving packages from China are not at risk of becoming infected with the new coronavirus because it does not live on the surface for long. To date, there is no evidence that products / objects produced in China can transmit the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

 9. Call nearest helpline if you have a fever, cough or have returned from China or quarantined areas in Europe for at least 14 days
The incubation period of the new coronavirus is between 1 and 14 days. If you have returned from a trip in China or quarantined areas in Europe for less than 14 days or have contacted people who have returned from China or quarantined areas in Europe for less than 14 days and you have fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches and fatigue, call 112 for the necessary information. Wear a face mask if you come in contact with other people, use disposable wipes and wash your hands thoroughly.

 10. Pets do not transmit coronavirus
There is currently no evidence that pets, dogs and cats can be infected with the virus. In any case, we must always wash our hands with soap and water after coming into contact with pets.
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