03/11/2020
Guidance On Coronavirus
1. Social Distancing: Keep your distance!
You can reduce the chances of catching (or spreading!) the virus if you limit your exposure to other people. You don’t need to hide in your basement, but you should try to keep a “social distance” from others when working, shopping, socializing. Give yourself 5-6 feet of distance from other people if possible.
2. Social Distance Greetings: No handshakes, hugs, kisses.
If you’re keeping your distance, then find a new way to greet people. Don’t touch them. No kissing, hugging, handshakes. Even the elbow shake is probably not a good idea. Instead, try the “heartfelt” gesture: both hands over your heart and a nod of your head to the person you’re greeting.
3. Avoid large groups.
Avoid gatherings of hundreds of people in close proximity. You don’t have to lock yourself in your basement. At least for now, it’s okay to go out for dinner, things like that. But no big conferences or anything like that.
4. Wash your hands!
Soap is the very best preventative for communicating the virus, so use it. Wash your hands regularly, for at least 20 seconds, with soap and water.
5. Use Anti-Bacterial wipes and gel.
If you can’t wash your hands, the next best thing is to use an anti-bacterial wipe or gel both before and after you come into contact with other people, objects, or surfaces. And use those wipes to wipe down any objects or surfaces you touch or plan on touching.
6. Hands off your face!
Try to avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. If you must touch your face, wash your hands first and then feel free to scratch that itch.
7. Keep tissues handy for coughs and sneezes.
If you sneeze or cough, do it into a tissue, then throw away the tissue, then washing or wipe down your hands. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow, not your hand — and then wash and wipe yourself down.
8. Stay home if you’re not feeling well!
If you’re not feeling well with any kind of cough or fever, stay home. At this point, you probably have a normal flu or some common cold, but don’t take chances. Call your doctor and otherwise get help. But don’t go out.
9. Strengthen your immune system
You can strengthen your immune system by taking some simple measures like:
Getting more sleep
Easting healthier
Staying hydrated
Taking more vitamins, especially Vitamin D, Zinc,
10. If you’re at particular risk, be even MORE careful
If you’re at risk because you are elderly or have a pre-existing respiratory condition that makes you particularly susceptible to coronavirus, then be even MORE careful about everything from #1-9. Be extra-cautious, because the virus is much more dangerous to you.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.