Precautions to prevent new crown pneumonia on the return trip to work

Immediately after the Spring Festival holiday, there are many comrades from all over the country back to their jobs, facing the prevention in the transport. The general ride is trains, airplanes, in the confined space is likely to occur cross-contamination, avoid the way as follows: 1, must wear a mask, because this is a respiratory infection, after wearing a mask will avoid infection through the respiratory tract to themselves, so in wearing a mask is not only to protect themselves, but also to protect others. When wearing a mask, wash your hands before putting on the mask. Do not put your hands on the outside of the mask when you take it off, because the outside of the mask may already be contaminated. When taking off the mask, fold the mask in half and put it in an airtight plastic bag, preferably for a new mask in 2-4 hours. Do not use cotton masks or paper masks, but use N95 or medical surgical masks. In addition to wearing a mask, it is very important to wash your hands regularly; 2. When you are on a train or airplane, you must wash your hands after eating or urinating or defecating, and when you touch the small table on the train or items on the train or airplane, you must remember to wash your hands after touching them, and wash your hands according to the recommended seven-step handwashing method; 3. Once you find a suspected patient on the train or airplane, report it to the train crew or the police for relevant isolation. After returning home, take your own temperature at least 2 times a day to observe the possibility of being infected, because the new coronavirus infection has an incubation period, and the incubation period can reach 10-12 days. Therefore, when you return to work, you must monitor your body temperature and your respiratory symptoms every day, and you should not take it lightly when you return to your workplace. You should wear a mask and wash your hands regularly during the workday to avoid infecting yourself to others. Content source: Dr. You Lai