TOP TIPS to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases Like Coronavirus
Latest Advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- Wash your hands with soap and water often - do this for at least 20 seconds.
- Use an alcohol based hand sanitiser if soap and water are not available.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or a flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze.
- Wear a face covering in public spaces.
- Clean your hands before you put your face covering on, as well as before and after you take it off and after you touch it at any time.
- Make sure your face covering covers both your nose, mouth and chin.
- Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean.
- Avoid contact with anyone with cold or flu like symptoms.
- Avoid unprotected contact with live, wild or farm animals.
- Avoid crowded or indoor settings where appropriate.
- When indoors, open a window to help increase the amount of natural ventilation.
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