How Do I Protect Myself?
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- Wash hands with soap and water often, for at least 20 seconds and immediately on returning home
- Use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve - not your hands - when you cough or sneeze
- Put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
- Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean
- The best thing is regular and thorough hand washing, preferably with soap and water.
- Spreads when an infected person coughs small droplets - packed with the virus - into the air. These can be breathed in, or cause an infection if you touch a surface they have landed on, then your eyes, nose or mouth.
- So, coughing and sneezing into tissues, not touching your face with unwashed hands, and avoiding close contact with infected people are important for limiting the spread.
- Face masks do not provide effective protection, according to medical experts.
- However, the World Health Organization (WHO) is currently looking at whether the public might benefit from using face masks
- This follows a study suggesting that the virus can travel further in coughs and sneezes than previously thought
