Novel pneumonia can be highly prevalent in winter and spring, similar to most respiratory infections. During the high season, you should try to protect yourself by avoiding travel and visiting friends and relatives in areas where the disease is prevalent. The places of residence and movement of confirmed infected persons are usually notified, and travel to these places needs to be avoided as much as possible. As a personal protection, you should always wear a mask when you go out on public transportation or to crowded places such as shopping malls or hospitals. If you go outdoors where there is little traffic, you can remove the mask as appropriate. If your hands touch public areas when you go out during the epidemic season, you need to pay attention to hand hygiene and avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes before washing your hands. After returning home from an outing, you should take off your coat and shoes first, place them in a ventilated place, and wash your hands as soon as possible. Avoid touching family members before washing hands, and do not touch the elderly, children and other people at high risk of serious cases. So protect yourself as well as your family during the epidemic season. If you develop fever and respiratory symptoms, never go to school or work with illness, and always go to a fever clinic for relevant screening. Content source: Dr. You Lai