What should I do if someone in my community is infected with the coronavirus? Why is it not time to go out yet?

Why is it not time to go out yet? Because we are in the outbreak period, the virus survival rate is generally 14 days, and these few days happen to be the 14 days for people who have returned from Wuhan, so don't go out, it's easy to be infected! If someone in the community is infected with the coronavirus, you must not go out, and you must isolate yourself at home to protect yourself.

What should I do if someone in my community is infected with the coronavirus?

1. Wear a mask when taking the elevator, do not touch your face with your hands, and wash your hands when you get home.

The elevator is a closed and narrow environment. If you ride in the same elevator with a virus carrier, you may be infected by the droplets produced by their coughing, sneezing, and talking.

If the droplets land on buttons or walls, they can be spread through contact to the next person, who can then be infected if he or she touches his or her mouth, nose or eyes with his or her hands.

It is important to note that: do not touch contaminated surfaces with paper used to wrap your fingers or masks you have worn; if you do touch them, wash your hands with soap and running water for 20 seconds as soon as possible.

2. Don’t go to the community public toilet

Contact transmission may exist in public toilets. Although no one wants to touch anything in the toilet... sometimes it is inevitable that clothes will rub against the surroundings or touch the toilet seat. At this time, extra efforts should be made to wash hands and disinfect clothes.

In addition, droplet transmission may also occur in public toilets, so please wear a mask.

3. The chance of infection from garbage clothes used by infected people in the community is very small, and it can basically only be transmitted to the next person through contact.

Why isn't it time to go out yet?

The longest incubation period of the new coronavirus is about 14 days! Only when the incubation period is over and the people who have been in contact are found, can the spread of the epidemic be further controlled. The sick people are found and isolated for treatment, and the healthy people are not sick. At the same time, during the epidemic, please pay attention to protection and don't go out! After these few days, the epidemic may reach a turning point!

Why you should self-isolate for 14 days

The strict requirements for epidemic prevention and control are also for our safety.

The extension of the Spring Festival holiday may also be to allow for a 14-day observation period. People who have not been out of the house are relatively safe, but people returning to work should pay attention. Take good isolation and protection when taking planes and high-speed trains, don't take off your mask, wash your hands frequently and don't rub your eyes. The biggest worry is the rush hour in various cities a week later, when crowded subways will send people to offices and meeting rooms of all sizes.

Take good early protection, and remember to consult online in time if you find cough, fever or respiratory problems. Thank you to the medical staff across the country for their hard work.

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