What should we do to protect ourselves when we must go out?
1. You should ensure that you are healthy, and if you have any recent symptoms such as fever or cough, you should suspend your trip and go to the hospital for medical consultation.
2. You should try to avoid areas with a high incidence of epidemics and crowded areas, and pay attention to self-protection measures, such as wearing disposable medical surgical masks properly; covering your mouth and nose with a tissue or elbow when sneezing and coughing.
How to protect yourself when buying food from farmers’ markets?
1.When people go shopping at farmers’ markets where wild animals are sold, they should wear a mask, avoid contact with wild animals, and not slaughter or eat sick or dead livestock or wild animals.
2.When returning home, wash your hands with running water and wipe the surface of your clothes with 75% alcohol if necessary.
How to prevent from attending a dinner party with friends?
1.If you have fever, cough, sore throat and other uncomfortable symptoms, you should not attend a dinner party. During the epidemic season, you should avoid going out to dinners to reduce the risk of illness.
2. If you must attend, it is recommended that you wear a mask to reduce the spread of the virus. When having a meal, try to use communal chopsticks and choose a well-ventilated place.
What should we pay attention to when going to crowded places?
1.You should avoid going to crowded public places as much as possible to reduce the chance of contact with people with the disease.
2. If you must go to public places, you should choose the right mask and wear it properly to reduce the risk of exposure to pathogens, and avoid going to areas where diseases are prevalent to reduce the risk of infection.
How to protect yourself when going to the hospital?
1. You should wear a mask when visiting a hospital, especially when visiting a fever clinic or respiratory department.
2.Avoid close contact with people who have symptoms of respiratory illness (such as fever, coughing or sneezing) if possible.
3.Wash your hands with soap and running water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer upon arrival home or after a visit, and do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth with dirty hands.
4. Pay close attention to symptoms such as fever and cough, and make sure to seek medical attention near you when such symptoms appear.
How far is the safe distance between people
Coronavirus is currently believed to be mainly droplet transmission and contact transmission, aerosol transmission (airborne bacteria, viruses and other biological aerosol particles are widely present in the bottom layer of the atmosphere, and can spread and spread in the atmosphere) whether it will exist, it is necessary to determine through further investigation and research. Droplets do not travel long distances, typically no more than 2 meters. Droplets larger than 5 microns will settle quickly, and if the distance is too close, droplets will fall on each other’s mucous membranes through coughing and talking, and infection will occur, so it is necessary to maintain a certain safe distance.
It is recommended that when you travel or a larger number of people gather, you must wear a good mask, usually disposable surgical masks, N95 masks, etc. can be chosen.
Content source.
Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Protection against Novel Coronavirus Infection
Beijing CDC “Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Authoritative Interpretation