Six daily practices to consider for staying safe during Covid-19 mass transmission
Ran Balicer
Chief Innovation Officer & Deputy-DG at Clalit Health Services. Founding Director, Clalit Research Institute. BGU Professor. Charité Honorary Professor. Head, WHO Collab Center. Member, UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI.
To my dear friends and colleagues in the US:
Below please find six pieces of advice I shared with the Israeli public as cases soared and it was not clear how maintain safe yet sane daily routine in a time of mass community transmission. A cases soar and as we approach what looks to be a harsh winter ahead of us - I hope it may be of value to some:
1. Select a limited number of people (who are similarly cautious in their daily behaviors) with whom you will meet in enclosed spaces. These few people, together with members of your immediate household, become your ‘bubble’ – and nobody else.
2. In every encounter with people outside your ‘bubble’ in a confined space or in a densely crowded setting outside - make sure all should wear masks covering both mouth and nose for the entire encounter (or step out).
3. Do not attend meetings of more than five people in an enclosed space that is small and poorly ventilated. If you have to meet, move the meeting outside in the open air.
4. Do not attend big weddings or large gatherings in a confined space, and do not attend crowded outdoor events. Apologize, but don’t go. That's how you get infected, and that’s how you infect family members later.
5. Be sure to meet frequently with older relatives. Grandparents miss and need you. However, under no circumstances should you meet them at home or in an enclosed space. Instead, meet in a courtyard or public park, keeping two meters away from one another, with everyone wearing masks. Make sure, at the same time, that older relatives. take an open-air walk daily; you don't catch Covid taking a walk outside.
6. If you do not feel well or you’ve been exposed to someone who has tested positive, contact your healthcare provider and get tested for Covid.
Tnx Susan for translating this article (a while ago).
Stay safe!
Carpe diem
4 年These are such simple instructions, especially now, that the world has had the chance of getting used to living a different kind of normal, and experience the negative impact of an uncontrolled pandemic. Yet for some reason, the message doesn't seem to be coming across for too many people. I wonder if you have an article in the pipeline with simple guidelines for governments to get the message across in an effective way. Or maybe the cultural differences are too big to bridge in such short time? Thanks for sharing!
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4 年Thank you . Very Important ????????????
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4 年Superb and concise