How can we prevent coronavirus?

Answer 1

According to the CDC, “the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.” Some steps you can take to limit your exposure to the virus:

• Regularly wash your hands for 20 seconds or use a hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Pay attention to hand hygiene, especially when you’ve been in a public place and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.
• Practice social distancing by increasing the space between you and other people. That means staying home as much as you can, especially if you feel sick.
• Disinfect frequently touched surfaces (like keyboards, doorknobs, and light switches) every day.
• Cover coughs and sneezes with the inside of your elbow or a tissue. Throw the tissue away immediately and wash your hands.
• Wear a facemask only if you are sick or are caring for someone who’s sick and can’t wear a facemask.

For more information on this ever-developing COVID-19 pandemic, consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s page dedicated to the virus, found here.

Answer 2

• Maintain at least a 6 foot distance between yourself and others to reduce your risk of infection when they cough, sneeze or speak. Maintain an even greater distance between yourself and others when indoors. The further away, the better.
• Make wearing a mask a normal part of being around other people. The appropriate use, storage and cleaning or disposal are essential to make masks as effective as possible.
• Avoid the 3Cs: spaces that are closed, crowded or involve close contact. Outbreaks have been reported in restaurants, choir practices, fitness classes, nightclubs, offices and places of worship where people have gathered, often in crowded indoor settings where they talk loudly, shout, breathe heavily or sing.

Answer 3

Elders and those with underlying chronic medical conditions seem to be at higher risk, according to the CDC. As COVID-19 spreads from person to person, experts advise washing hands, avoiding close contact with others, and disinfecting surfaces. Cough and sneeze in your elbow or into a tissue. (My advice: After using a tissue, wash your hands. Germs might travel from the tissue to your hand because you are touching the tissue.) Wear a mask if you are sick or caring for someone who is, specifically the N95 Respirator mask to limit the spread to others.

Answer 4

Yes. Elders and those with underlying chronic medical conditions seem to be at higher risk, according to the CDC. As COVID-19 spreads from person to person, experts advise washing hands, avoiding close contact with others, and disinfecting surfaces. Cough and sneeze in your elbow or into a tissue. (My advice: After using a tissue, wash your hands. Germs might travel from the tissue to your hand because you are touching the tissue.) Wear a mask if you are sick or caring for someone who is, specifically the N95 Respirator mask to limit the spread to others.

Answer 5

Dr. Steven Quay, the CEO of Atossa Therapeutics Inc. has suggested that by simply spraying a salt solution on the outside of the mask the night before you're going to wear it the next day, letting it dry can itself improve the stopping of the virus up to a thousand-fold.

You can read more about it on Dr. Steven Quay website.