Preventive Actions
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Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, or having been in a public place.
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If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 70% alcohol.
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To the extent possible, avoid touching high-touch surfaces in public places– elevator buttons, door handles, handrails, handshaking with people, etc. Use a tissue or your sleeve to cover your hand or finger if you must touch something.
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Wash your hands after touching surfaces in public places.
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Avoid touching your face, nose, eyes, etc.
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Clean and disinfect your home to remove germs: practice routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces (for example: tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, toilets, faucets, sinks & cell phones)
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Avoid crowds, especially in poorly ventilated spaces. Your risk of exposure to respiratory viruses like COVID-19 may increase in crowded, closed-in settings with little air circulation if there are people in the crowd who are sick.
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Avoid all non-essential travel including plane trips, and especially avoid embarking on cruise ships.
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Avoid public transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis.
If COVID-19 is spreading in your community
Take extra measures to put distance between yourself and other people to further reduce your risk of being exposed to this new virus.
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Stay home as much as possible.
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Consider ways of getting food brought to your house through family, social, or commercial networks