Kapanlagi.com - Many things are happening around the world due to the corona covid-19 virus pandemic. The number of deaths continues to increase from various parts of the world, including Indonesia. Therefore, there are many ways to prevent the corona virus and you can do these 5 things.
It is known that on Thursday (02/04/2020) at 11:00 AM, there were already 937,170 people worldwide infected with the corona virus. The United States is the country with the highest population infected with covid-19 with a total of 216,515 patients.
Italy is in second place after the United States with 110,574 cases, and Spain with 104,118 cases. Meanwhile, China, as the country where the corona covid-19 virus first emerged, has gradually improved.
China reported today that there are only 82,394 cases of the corona virus. In fact, for the first time a few days ago, China reported no new cases of the corona virus in the country.
According to data from John Hopkins CSSE, the total number of deaths caused by this virus has reached 47,235 worldwide. The highest number of deaths is in Italy with 13,155 victims. Meanwhile, Spain has 9,387 deaths, and France has 4,032 deaths. The total number of recovered patients is 193,764.
So what are the ways to prevent this corona virus? Let's do these 5 things as reported from various sources.
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1. Washing Hands
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You already know that washing hands is the most important thing in reducing the spread of germs on our hands. Not just regular handwashing, but proper handwashing, using water and soap. It can also be done with alcohol-based solutions. This can kill all the viruses that are present on our hands.
2. Physical Distancing or Social Distancing
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Maintaining a distance of 2 meters from others and not gathering in groups is a good thing to do in preventing the spread of the corona covid-19 virus. The corona virus can be transmitted through fluids in our body such as when sneezing, coughing, or talking.
The corona virus can also be transmitted through touch if an infected person has just coughed or sneezed. The need to practice social distancing is to prevent fluids that can be expelled from reaching us.
So, let's do physical distancing to support the movement of doing these 5 things to fight against and prevent the corona covid-19 virus.
3. Avoid Touching Facial Areas
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After not being allowed to have physical contact with others, we also should not touch facial areas such as the eyes, mouth, and nose when our hands are dirty. If your hands have been contaminated by the virus and then touch the mouth, face, and nose, the virus will easily enter our body and we will be infected with the disease.
For you KLovers who enjoy touching facial areas, let's reduce it for now and continue to do these 5 recommended things to avoid getting infected with the coronavirus.
4. Maintaining Respiratory Hygiene
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Maintaining respiratory hygiene is also important. When sneezing and coughing, you can cover your mouth with your elbow or tissue. After that, dispose of the tissue. This is done to protect the people around you from the virus and doing this movement is also one of the preventive measures.
5. Stay at Home When Sick
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If you experience symptoms such as fever, cough, and difficulty breathing, seek medical help and contact them first. Follow the health authority's instructions in your area. National and local authorities will have the latest information on the situation in your area.
Do not panic and remain calm if your body experiences these symptoms. You can call first, which is a good practice to reduce the spread everywhere.
That is what you can do to prevent the coronavirus, do these 5 things: wash your hands, avoid touching your face, maintain distance, cover your mouth and nose when sneezing and coughing, and finally, stay at home if you experience symptoms of the coronavirus.
Hopefully, it will be useful for all of you KLovers and keep you away from the virus that has become a global pandemic.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.