Staying Protected During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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World Health Organization Recommendations

In order to stay safe and healthy from this pandemic, you need to make sure that you are following a few simple steps you can take to mitigate your risks.

Step 1: Cover Your Nose and Mouth

The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is spread through small droplets from the nose or mouth of an infected individual and can reach up to 3 feet away just from simple breathing. This gets worse when partnered with a cough, which is a common symptom of the virus. You can also catch this virus by touching objects or surfaces that have these droplets on it as well. Much like the common flu, the Coronavirus can live on a surface for up to three days.

Step 2: Wash Your Hands

The first thing that you need to do is to really take the time to wash your hands thoroughly as often as you can. Before you eat any food, before you touch anywhere near your face, wash your hands for at least a full 20 seconds to a minute if you can.

Step 3: Limit Touching Your Face

It is also recommended that you limit the amount you touch your face to a minimum as you could be transporting the illness from a foreign surface like a doorknob, a conference room table, or from an infected individual’s hands.

Step 4: Keep a Distance

Try your best to follow these guidelines and if you start feeling a tickle in your throat or have been exposed to anyone sick, keep your distance from anyone elderly or prone to sickness as you could unintentionally do serious damage to them.