Corona virus

     Corona virus
Do’s
1. Cough into a disposable paper and discard it.
If not available, cough into your elbow.
2. Wear a mask to preclude touching of mouth and nose.
3. Keep away from people who have flu. At least keep a distance of 3 feet.
4. If you or people around you are infected , take zinc lozenges daily , not to exceed 100 mg in 24 hours.
5. If you are infected, isolate yourself, take plenty of liquids, fresh hot food, rest  and paracetamol for fever.
6. Frequently wash your hands with an alcohol based sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, particularly after contact with public surfaces. Newspapers and currency are possibly contaminated too.
DONT’S
1. Do not touch your mouth and nose ( we usually do about 90 times in a day).
2. Do not go to crowded places if possible.
3. Do not kiss those who are infected or come from a travel to epidemic place.
4. Do not handshake. Do namaste/salaam/bow  instead.
5. Do not touch public surfaces: door knobs/ handles/ light switches/ railings/ water taps/ table tops etc. with hands.
If possible, use disposable tissues/ elbow/ hip or at the most knuckles or fist. Wash hands thereafter.
6. Do not share utensils/ food/ drinks.
7. Do not panic. Most otherwise healthy individuals recover completely.