What You Can Do To Keep Coronavirus At Bay

With many countries forcing the people to self-isolate or maintain a social distance, the coronavirus is multiplying like no other microbe has before. With the world waiting for vaccines and medications in hopes of being safe, the basic principles of keeping proper hygiene have come in handy. However, minimizing the mitigation requires participation by every single individual.

With a lot of how-to-maintain-hygiene news spreading around, one needs to be cautious and not follow everything in black and white. That being said, there are a lot of preventive measures that people are taking and are following the basic common knowledge that must have been followed a long time ago. People are aware but now is the time to actually act upon it.

Hand Sanitizers Are Important

Invest in a good quality hand sanitizer that is composed of at least 60 percent alcohol. It does work so make sure you use it efficiently.

Washing Hands

Washing hands is probably the most mentioned advice during this time. Do not fuss about using anti-bacterial soaps; coronavirus is not a bacterium but a virus. A simple soap would work just fine. Make sure to rub your hands for at least 30 seconds.

Hand And Body Towels

Not just hands, wash your towels too.

Shaking Hands

Many people are turning handshakes into fist bumps, or the mighty old ‘namaste’.

Touching Your Own Face

We probably don’t notice, but we touch our own face more than we think. The most likely person to bring this virus to you is yourself.

Using Bathrooms

Out of all the places that we know, the bathroom is the one we should be most cautious about including both public and private restrooms. The doorknobs must be touched indirectly using a paper towel. Wash your hands after using the restroom.

Disinfecting Surfaces

At this point, it is not only the human contact we should be cautious about. In fact, we must take care of any surface that we touch too. Chances are, it must have come in contact with someone who is already ill.

Disinfecting the surfaces at homes and offices must not be neglected especially if it is a shared space. Now is the time for the compulsive need to clean to come out.

Cleaning Phones

Phones are something we can’t live without and there’s no doubt about the fact that the screens may be the most infected surface that we touch throughout the day. Washing your hands is great but the purpose is dissolved immediately after your touch your own phone again. In addition to cleaning your hands, clean your phone at least once a day too.

Wearing The Masks

It is only logical that one must wear masks because the virus travels through respiratory tracts. It is advisable to wear the mask if you are getting out of your house or are sick but this does not mean hoarding it because it will only deprive others who might actually need them. Although the masks are not a hundred percent foolproof, guidelines have been provided by WHO on how to wear them.

Stockpiling Masks

People have been frantically stockpiling materials including face masks that have caused a shortage in supply. It is prudent to desist from stockpiling and let people who are actually at higher risk use them.

Hoarding Food

It is understandable to hoard food supplies only in a remote area where the town’s only grocery shop may shut down at any moment.

Collecting Large Amounts of Prescription Medicines

This is again understandable if your situation is comparable to the point above.

Traveling

With workplaces and educational institutes being shut down, it seems impossible to kill time at home. However, in times like this, traveling should be the last thing on your mind.

Staying At Home

Possibly the best idea to do all the home chores for a few days and confining yourself to your house premises.

Seek Medical Care, If Necessary

Seeking medical attention even at the mildest symptoms is necessary. That’s how China was able to contain the virus spread in the country. The only probable outcomes would be that either you will be reassured and sent home, admitted to hospital for a bit, or may need some extra care with a piece of advice to self-isolate or quarantine.

Perseverance

Some people are more afraid or might have more to lose than others. It is time to stick out for each other and make sure that everyone else, besides you, is taking the basic measures to protect themselves too.

It is the time not to spread the virus but what you know about not spreading it; although make sure you are meticulous about your research before you ‘spread the word’.