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    Protect Yourself and Others From The Spread COVID-19

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    The document provides guidelines for protecting yourself and others from COVID-19. It recommends regularly cleaning hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer; maintaining social distancing of 1 meter from others; avoiding crowds and touching the face; practicing good respiratory hygiene like coughing into the elbow; staying home if feeling unwell; seeking medical care if a fever and cough appear; and keeping updated on information from health authorities. When using hand sanitizer, it should be kept from children, applied in a coin-sized amount, and not used before handling fire, swallowed, or getting in eyes or mouth due to potential irritation or flammability. Proper hand washing is also effective against COVID-19.

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    The document provides guidelines for protecting yourself and others from COVID-19. It recommends regularly cleaning hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer; maintaining social distancing of 1 meter from others; avoiding crowds and touching the face; practicing good respiratory hygiene like coughing into the elbow; staying home if feeling unwell; seeking medical care if a fever and cough appear; and keeping updated on information from health authorities. When using hand sanitizer, it should be kept from children, applied in a coin-sized amount, and not used before handling fire, swallowed, or getting in eyes or mouth due to potential irritation or flammability. Proper hand washing is also effective against COVID-19.

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    The document provides guidelines for protecting yourself and others from COVID-19. It recommends regularly cleaning hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer; maintaining social distancing of 1 meter from others; avoiding crowds and touching the face; practicing good respiratory hygiene like coughing into the elbow; staying home if feeling unwell; seeking medical care if a fever and cough appear; and keeping updated on information from health authorities. When using hand sanitizer, it should be kept from children, applied in a coin-sized amount, and not used before handling fire, swallowed, or getting in eyes or mouth due to potential irritation or flammability. Proper hand washing is also effective against COVID-19.

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    Protect Yourself and Others From The Spread COVID-19

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    Protect yourself and others from the spread

    COVID-19
    You can reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple
    precautions:

     Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them
    with soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-
    based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.
     Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and others. Why? When
    someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or
    mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets,
    including the COVID-19 virus if the person has the disease.
     Avoid going to crowded places. Why? Where people come together in crowds, you are
    more likely to come into close contact with someone that has COIVD-19 and it is more
    difficult to maintain physical distance of 1 metre (3 feet).
     Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up
    viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth.
    From there, the virus can enter your body and infect you.
     Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means
    covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze.
    Then dispose of the used tissue immediately and wash your hands. Why? Droplets spread
    virus. By following good respiratory hygiene, you protect the people around you from
    viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19.
     Stay home and self-isolate even with minor symptoms such as cough, headache, mild
    fever, until you recover. Have someone bring you supplies. If you need to leave your
    house, wear a mask to avoid infecting others. Why? Avoiding contact with others will
    protect them from possible COVID-19 and other viruses.
     If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention, but call by
    telephone in advance if possible and follow the directions of your local health authority.
    Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the
    situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly
    direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent spread
    of viruses and other infections.
     Keep up to date on the latest information from trusted sources, such as WHO or your
    local and national health authorities. Why? Local and national authorities are best placed
    to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.

    Safe use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers


    To protect yourself and others against COVID-19, clean your hands frequently and
    thoroughly. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer or wash your hands with soap and water. If you use
    an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, make sure you use and store it carefully.

    o Keep alcohol-based hand sanitizers out of children’s reach. Teach them how to


    apply the sanitizer and monitor its use.
    o Apply a coin-sized amount on your hands. There is no need to use a large amount
    of the product.
    o Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose immediately after using an alcohol-
    based hand sanitizer, as it can cause irritation.
    o Hand sanitizers recommended to protect against COVID-19 are alcohol-based and
    therefore can be flammable. Do not use before handling fire or cooking.
    o Under no circumstance, drink or let children swallow an alcohol-based hand
    sanitizer. It can be poisonous. 
    o Remember that washing your hands with soap and water is also effective against
    COVID-19.

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