HOW IS COVID-19 PREVENTED

  • Wash hands regularly with soap and running water or boiled and cooled water, or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer,
  • Cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue or bent elbow, and wash hands immediately. Dispose the tissue in a trash or burn it
  • Maintain a distance of at least 2 meter (6 feet) between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
  • Avoid shaking hands, hugging or kissing with people with flu-like symptoms.
  • Stay home and avoid travelling when you have flu-like symptoms.
  • Persons with a cough or sneezing should stay home or keep a social distance, and avoid mixing with others in a crowd.
  • Maintain good respiratory hygiene by covering your mouth and nose while coughing and sneezing with a handkerchief, tissue, or into flexed elbow.

 
Source: Ministry of Health