Bhubaneswar: Being alert and aware can help fight the dangerous Coronavirus outbreak. Simple precautions for households can help prevent spread of the epidemic. a few of the precautions are:
- Milk bags should be washed the moment it enters homes.
- Newspaper delivery at home should be cancelled.
- Courier person can place the envelope/pkg in a tray
- The tray should beIeft untouched for at least 24 hours.
- Maid should be asked not to touch the door.
- She should immediately wash her hands after entering the home.
- Food deliveries should be avoided as far as possible.
- All fruits and vegetables should be washed as soon as it reaches home.
- Remotes, phones and keyboards are highly contaminated articles. They should be cleaned once a day using cleaning fluid.
- Hands should be frequently washed when in house or in office, once every hour.
- Public transport should be avoided as far as possible.
- Taxi services should not be used unless absolutely unavoidable.
- Gyms, swimming pool and other exercise areas, where surface contact or air-borne contamination is inevitable should be avoided.
- Tuitions, dance/music classes, etc should be avoided.
- When returning home from office, shopping, etc. clothes should be discarded, hands and feet thoroughly discarded.
- Face should not be touched with hands.
- Senior citizens should be stopped from going for the routine walking exercise.
Ms Kalinga