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CDC: COVID-19 How to Protect Yourself & Others

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10/24/2021

CDC: COVID-19 How to Protect Yourself & Others

    Wash your hands often

    Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

    It’s especially important to wash:

    If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

    Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

    Avoid close contact

    Inside your home: Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

    Outside your home: Put 6 feet of distance between yourself and people who don’t live in your household.

    Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others

    You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick.

    The cloth face cover is meant to protect other people in case you are infected.

    Everyone should wear a cloth face cover in public settings and when around people who don’t live in your household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.

    Do NOT use a facemask meant for a healthcare worker. Currently, surgical masks and N95 respirators are critical supplies that should be reserved for healthcare workers and other first responders.

    Continue to keep about 6 feet between yourself and others. The cloth face cover is not a substitute for social distancing.

    Cover coughs and sneezes

    Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow and do not spit.

    Throw used tissues in the trash.

    Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

    Clean and disinfect

    Clean AND disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks.

    If surfaces are dirty, clean them. Use detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.

    Then, use a household disinfectant. Most common EPA-registered household disinfectants will work.

    Monitor Your Health Daily

    Be alert for symptoms. Watch for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19.

    Take your temperature if symptoms develop.

    Follow CDC guidance if symptoms develop.

Source: CDC (www.cdc.gov)

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