Protect yourself and others from COVID-19(1)
- Author:MiFo
- Release on:2020-03-26
Protect Yourself And Others From COVID-19(1)
To protect yourself and others from coronavirus (COVID-19) it’s important to think about how the virus is spread.
Coronavirus is spread in sneeze or cough droplets. To infect you, it has to get from an infected person's nose or mouth into your eyes, nose or mouth. This can be direct or indirect (on hands, objects, surfaces). Keep this in mind. It will help you remember all the things you need to do to protect yourself and others from the virus.
Social distancing
Social distancing is important to help slow the spread of coronavirus. It does this by minimising contact between potentially infected individuals and healthy individuals.
Some of the things you can do
- Social distancing is important to help slow the spread of coronavirus. It does this by minimising contact between potentially infected individuals and healthy individuals.
- Some of the things you can do
- keep a space of 2 metres(6.5 feet)between you and other people
- reduce physical interactions with people
- reduce the number of people you meet every day
- avoid communal sleeping areas
- avoid crowded places
- work from home unless it is essential that you go to your workplace
Help slow the spread of coronavirus
To help slow the spread of coronavirus:
- anyone who has symptoms should behave as if they have the virus and self-isolate for 14 days
- everyone should limit unnecessary social contact as much as possible
- at-risk groups should wvoid close contact with people outside the home
How to protect yourself and others from coronavirus
Follow this advice as strictly as possible and encourage others to follow this advice too.
- wash your hands properly and often
- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve when you cough and sneeze
- put usde tissues into a bin and wash your hands
- clean and disinfect frequently touched objucts and surfaces
- avoid close contact with people-keep a distance of 2 metres(6.5 feet)between you and others
- avoid crowded places,especially indoors
- avoid non-essential travel overseas and follow the DFA's travel advice
- stay at home if you are sick to help stop the spread of whatever infection you may have
