How to Safeguard your Home from Coronavirus

Coronavirus which is also called COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered strand of virus.

Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild, moderate, and severe symptoms and recover without special treatments since there has not been any efficient treatment medicine.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.

You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within close proximity of someone who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose or mouth.

At the moment, 79.6 million people across the world have been infected with 1.75 million losing their lives.

Symptoms of Coronavirus

Less common symptoms

• Aches and pains
• Sore throat
• Diarrhea
• Conjunctivitis
• Headache
• A rash on the skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes

Most common symptoms

• Fever
• Dry cough
• Tiredness
• Loss of taste or smell

Severe symptoms

• Difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath
• Chest pain or pressure
• Loss of speech or movement

How to safeguard your home from Coronavirus

One very precaution given to citizens of every country by both their governments and the World Health Organization (WHO) is staying at home. As much as everyone would like to do that, there will be the need to get basic food items and medicines from outside which will require one to go out.

This is where we come in. Here we provide you some precautions to follow in order to safeguard your home and yourself from contracting the deadly virus.

1. Wear a mask (Clean your hands before you put your mask on).
2. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
3. Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
4. Maintain at least a 1-metre distance between yourself and others.
5. Avoid crowded or indoor settings.
6. Clean and disinfect surfaces frequently especially those which are regularly touched.
7. Do not shake hands
8. Do not hug
9. Meet people outside