How do you prepare yourselves for the Coronavirus?
I read a news article the other day that had some really great information. It did interviews with leading epidemiology experts and the best advice they gave was: REMAIN CALM. Essentially they said don't get caught up in widespread panic because the coronavirus is like other respiratory diseases.
Here are some of the important highlights from the article:
1. Don't go out buying masks and a bunch of unnecessary things. The masks only prevent a person with the virus from spreading it. It won't prevent you from catching it. The masks don't fit tight enough. Same goes for the gloves. They will get contaminated too. If you want to buy something stock up on decongestants, anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen for fevers.
2. Best practice is to have good hygiene: wash hands for at least 20 sec., sneeze/cough into your arm, clean objects and surfaces you touch often.
3. “A lot of preparedness is planning ahead of time...Practice makes permanent. If I have a plan, that means I don’t have to panic.” Have a family emergency plan in place and make sure everyone knows what to do.
4. Be aware of your surroundings. Try to avoid being around others who are sick with any kind of respiratory infection. Limit your exposure to places where there are large gatherings of people.
5. Watch what you read. Social media can be a great tool but it can also spread rumors and false information like wildfire. Look to trustworthy sources, such as the CDC, the World Health Organization and local health departments.
6. Be kind. “Remember to not let fear override your common humanity about how you treat other people...Just remember we’re all in this together. This is a virus. It does not think. It is not planning. We shouldn’t be blaming our neighbors or our fellow colleagues or people in the community because a virus happens to exist and is spreading.”
Yes there are still unknown factors with this virus but we shouldn't panic. Just calmly prepare for the "just in case" situations.
I read a news article the other day that had some really great information. It did interviews with leading epidemiology experts and the best advice they gave was: REMAIN CALM. Essentially they said don't get caught up in widespread panic because the coronavirus is like other respiratory diseases.
Here are some of the important highlights from the article:
1. Don't go out buying masks and a bunch of unnecessary things. The masks only prevent a person with the virus from spreading it. It won't prevent you from catching it. The masks don't fit tight enough. Same goes for the gloves. They will get contaminated too. If you want to buy something stock up on decongestants, anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen for fevers.
2. Best practice is to have good hygiene: wash hands for at least 20 sec., sneeze/cough into your arm, clean objects and surfaces you touch often.
3. “A lot of preparedness is planning ahead of time...Practice makes permanent. If I have a plan, that means I don’t have to panic.” Have a family emergency plan in place and make sure everyone knows what to do.
4. Be aware of your surroundings. Try to avoid being around others who are sick with any kind of respiratory infection. Limit your exposure to places where there are large gatherings of people.
5. Watch what you read. Social media can be a great tool but it can also spread rumors and false information like wildfire. Look to trustworthy sources, such as the CDC, the World Health Organization and local health departments.
6. Be kind. “Remember to not let fear override your common humanity about how you treat other people...Just remember we’re all in this together. This is a virus. It does not think. It is not planning. We shouldn’t be blaming our neighbors or our fellow colleagues or people in the community because a virus happens to exist and is spreading.”
Yes there are still unknown factors with this virus but we shouldn't panic. Just calmly prepare for the "just in case" situations.
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