Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Because when someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease.

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1. Washing your hands
2. Maintain distance
3. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
4. follow good respiratory hygiene
5. Stay home if you feel unwell
6. Keep up to date on the latest COVID-19 hotspots
7. Disinfecting your home if someone is sick

Individual Protection Measures for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19

World Health Organization

Maintaining distances to protect against COVID-19

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. Because hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick.

 Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth

Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately. Because droplets spread the virus. By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19.

Following respiratory hygiene  to protect against COVID-19

Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local health authority. Because national and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent the spread of viruses and other infections.

 Stay home if you feel unwell

Keep up to date on the latest COVID-19 hotspots (cities or local areas where COVID-19 is spreading widely). If possible, avoid traveling to places – especially if you are an older person or have diabetes, heart or lung disease. Because you have a higher chance of catching COVID-19 in one of these areas.

Keeping up to date on the latest COVID-19 hotspots

Wear disposable gloves to clean and disinfect the followings
1. Clean surfaces using soap and water
2. Soft surfaces
3. Laundry
4. Clean hands often

Disinfecting your home if someone is sick

To kills viruses and bacteria on your hands, regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub, or wash them with soap and water.

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