Be Alert, Yet Don’t Panic – Essential Ways To Reduce Your Risk

To avoid being exposed, the CDC recommends taking these sorts of precautions:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
• Follow CDC’ s recommendations for using a face mask.
• CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a face mask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
• Face masks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others.
• The use of face masks is critical for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom and before eating; and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.
• If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
• Always wash hands with soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.

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Namaste,

RoxAnn