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Advice to the Public to fight Corona Virus

MCCI 19 Mar 2020

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BE SAFE-BE SMART-BE KIND

How to protect yourself?

Practice respiratory hygiene

Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.

Why? Droplets spread virus. By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19.

Maintain social distancing

Maintain at least 1 metre distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease.

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth

Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick.

Wash your hands frequently and well

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Always wash your hands with soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.

Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early

Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local health authority.

Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other infections.

How to protect your family?

How to protect your child from COVID-19 infection?

- Clean hands often using soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer

- Avoid people who are sick (coughing and sneezing)

- Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces daily in household common areas (e.g. tables, hard-backed chairs, doorknobs, light switches, remotes, handles, desks, toilets, sinks)

- Launder items including washable plush toys as appropriate in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. If possible, launder items using the warmest appropriate water setting for the items and dry items completely. Dirty laundry from an ill person can be washed with other people’s items.

How to protect your home?

Get your home ready:

Create a household plan of action:

Talk with the people who need to be included in your plan.

Plan ways to care for those who might be at greater risk for serious complications.

Talk with your neighbors about emergency planning.

Create an emergency contact list.

Practice good personal health habits and plan for home-based actions:

Practice everyday preventive actions (Link to *)

Choose a room in your home that can be used to separate sick household members from those who are healthy.

Clean & disinfect:

Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces daily in household common areas (e.g. tables, hard-backed chairs, doorknobs, light switches, remotes, handles, desks, toilets, sinks)

How to clean and disinfect:

Wear disposable gloves when cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. Disposable gloves should be discarded after each cleaning. If reusable gloves are used, those gloves should be dedicated for cleaning and disinfection of surfaces for COVID-19 and should not be used for other purposes.

If surfaces are dirty, they should be cleaned using a detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.

For disinfection, diluted household bleach solutions and alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol should be effective.

Other considerations

The ill person should eat/be fed in their room if possible. Non-disposable food service items used should be handled with gloves and washed with hot water or in a dishwasher. Clean hands after handling used food service items.

If possible, dedicate a lined trash can for the ill person. Use gloves when removing garbage bags, handling, and disposing of trash. Wash hands after handling or disposing of trash.

How to protect your workplace?

- Actively encourage sick employees to stay home

- Separate sick employees

- Emphasize staying home when sick, respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene by all employees

- Perform routine environmental cleaning

View COVID-19 Interactive map:

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Important hotlines:

From 9h00 to 16h00 : 8924

After 16h00

Dr. A.G.Jeetoo Hospital– Port-Louis : 8925

SSRN Hospital– Pamplemousses : 8926