The new coronavirus is omnipresent. How can we prevent it? —— Popular Science on the Prevention and Control of the New Coronavirus 39

Today, I received a notice from my superiors that there is another confirmed patient in Xi'an. This patient is a staff member of XXXX Supermarket. Now there are temperature checks for people entering and leaving the supermarket, and all the staff have taken protective measures. Why would someone accidentally get infected?

Behaviors that may cause infection with the new coronavirus

The most basic way of transmission of the new coronavirus is through respiratory droplets and contact. Experts point out that good daily habits are the key to preventing the new coronavirus.

Wash your hands frequently during the epidemic

As the saying goes, "Wash your hands before meals and after going to the toilet." Now in this special period, we should not only wash our hands before meals and after going to the toilet, but also wash our hands frequently after sneezing by covering our mouths with tissues, so as to prevent cross-infection of bacteria from the source.

Avoid taking public transportation when going out. If you must take it, please pay attention to the cleaning and disinfection of your hands to prevent possible viral infection when your hands touch your mouth, eyes, and nose. At the same time, it is recommended that people who wear contact lenses reduce the wearing of contact lenses to avoid infection caused by contact between eyes and hands. If you must wear them, please be sure to clean and disinfect your hands carefully. Secondly, keep contact lenses clean when storing them to avoid infection.

During the epidemic period, you must change clothes and take a bath frequently

During this special period, when you return home from going out, you should take off your coat and spray it with alcohol for disinfection, and change into home clothes to avoid contamination of the indoor environment by clothes contaminated with viruses when you return home. If family conditions permit, do a good job of cleaning and disinfecting your body to leave no dead corners for the virus to invade.

During the epidemic period, it is important to disinfect tableware and not eat raw game.

"Diseases come from the mouth." Regardless of whether it is an epidemic period or not, we must do a good job of food hygiene.

Disinfect kitchens, kitchen cabinets, kitchen utensils, tableware and other items regularly, boil them in high-temperature water, or soak them in sterilized effervescent tablets. At the same time, do not be tempted to try wild game; do not eat raw food, and make sure the food is cooked before eating.