The Single Best Way To Prevent The Coronavirus

If you believe wearing a face mask is the way to prevent the Coronavirus, you are absolutely, unequivocally wrong. You may have gotten this irronious idea from television news broadcasts, showing streets full of Chinese people walking with masks covering their faces. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as The Department of Health and Human Services both say this is not necessary for two reasons. The first is that most people do not wear the masks correctly and would not truly be protected from airborn germs. The second is that mass padamonium would hit the nation and Americans would make a run on the masks as they do thr grocery stores at the mere mention of snow.

The masks would quickly sell out and there would be a shortage for the people who need them most, which are medical professionals. Health care providers are trained to properly utilize face masks. There is evidence that they are effective in clinical settings. The CDC recommends using masks at home only in certain situations. If you are taking care of an infected individual the proper use of of a face mask will protect you as the caregiver. The truth is that we already know what to do regarding the coronavirus and it is what we have already been told to prevent cold and flu germs. Good hygiene is the single best way to protect oneself from getting sick. Here are five reminders of what to do.

1.Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

When you know that someone is ill, do all you can to stay away from them. You don't need anyone else's germs.

2. Be careful when touching your eyes, nose and mouth

Be careful of rubbing your eyes or nose and touching your mouth, without first washing your hands. You have no way of knowing what germs are on the surfaces that you touch each day.

3. Remain at home when you are sick.

If you stay home when you are feeling bad, it keeps you from spreading your germs to others. It also prevents you from catching germs from others that will affect your health

4.Cover your mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue immediately in the trash.

Too many people cough and sneeze into the air or their hands. Both cause germs to be spread. Covering your mouth with a tissue, then quickly disposing of it into the trash will prevent germs from spreading. If you don't have a tissue readily available then cough or sneeze into a sleeve.

5.Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using your regular household cleaning spray or a wipe.

Door knobs, elevator buttons and other surfaces that are touched often can be filled with germs, so spray and or wipe away. Be sure to disinfect the places in your home that are touched most often. Be careful what you touch in public places and make use of those wipes that are in the grocery store.

6. Wash your hands often

I recall a television commercial decades ago where a voice would proclaim: “ Eash your hands, do as I say, wash your hands, fo as I say.” It is disgusting to be in a public restroom and see someone walk out after using the facilities without cleansing their hands. It is so important to frequently wash our hands to rid them of the unseen. Wash your hands often with soap and warm water. Be sure it's done for at least 20 seconds. Make good hygiene a daily habit and it will become a routine and be your saving grace through the cirosvirus and beyond.