What to do to protect yourself in the 2019 epidemic - nCoV?

Maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between you and others, especially those with symptoms of coughing, sneezing and fever. People with respiratory infections such as 2019-nCoV, when coughing or sneezing, will release droplets containing the virus. If you are too close, you can inhale these droplets and infect the virus.

What to do to protect yourself?

Wash your hands often with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Why? Because washing your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner will kill the virus if your hands have the virus.

Maintain distance - Maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between you and others, especially those with symptoms of coughing, sneezing and fever. Why? People with respiratory infections such as 2019-nCoV, when coughing or sneezing, will release droplets containing the virus. If you are too close, you can inhale these droplets and infect the virus.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Why? Hands touching many surfaces can be infected with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with a contaminated hand, you can spread the virus from the infected surface to yourself.

If you have mild respiratory symptoms and do not have a history of travel to or in China, practice hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene and stay at home until you recover, if possible.

If you have a fever, cough and shortness of breath, get medical help early. Notify health officials if you have traveled to an area in China - where reported 2019- nCoV virus infections or if you have had close contact with someone who has traveled from China and have respiratory symptoms. Why? Whenever you have a fever, cough and trouble breathing, it is important to see a doctor right away as this could be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Respiratory symptoms with a fever can have a range of causes and depending on your personal travel history and circumstances, the 2019-nCoV virus may be one of them.

If you have mild respiratory symptoms and do not have a history of travel to or in China, practice hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene and stay at home until you recover, if possible.

Should you wear a mask to protect yourself?

Wearing a medical mask may limit the spread of certain respiratory illnesses. However, only using masks is not guaranteed to prevent infection; and should be combined with other precautions including hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene and avoiding close contact, keeping a distance of at least 1 meter between you and others.

Wearing a medical mask may limit the spread of certain respiratory illnesses.

WHO advises the proper use of medical masks, to avoid unnecessary waste, to create a false sense of security and to misuse masks. This means using a mask only if you have respiratory symptoms (coughing or sneezing), suspected nCoV-2019 infection with mild symptoms or are caring for a suspected nCoV-2019 person or A person suspected of having a nCoV-2019 virus associated with travel in an area in China - where nCoV-2019 has been reported or had close contact with a person traveling from China and having respiratory symptoms .

Wearing, using, removing and removing masks like?

Before wearing a mask, wash your hands with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Cover your mouth and nose with a mask, making sure there is no space between the face and the mask.

Using only masks does not guarantee prevention of infection; and should be combined with other precautions including hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene and avoiding close contact, keeping a distance of at least 1 meter between you and others.

Avoid touching the respirator during use; If touching the mask, wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Replace mask as soon as it is wet. Do not reuse a disposable mask.

To remove the mask: remove from the back (do not touch the front of the mask); throw immediately into a closed container; wash your hands with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand cleaner after removing a mask.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.11/3/2020.