Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way across the globe since December 2019 and continues to be an emerging pandemic, public health experts also continue to learn how you can protect yourself, your household and community against this virus.

The virus is primarily spread person to person. – If you are in close contact with someone who has the virus (within about 6 feet) or if someone with the virus coughs, sneezes or speaks in your physical space, you can breathe it in, and it’s possible to get infected. COVID-19 is highly contagious and has been found to be much more easily spread than the flu. Many people don’t show symptoms even though they are contagious. Therefore, it’s best to assume that you and everyone around you is potentially contagious.

Now that you understand how the virus is spread and how rapidly, here are some detailed steps you can take to protect yourself and others.

1. Build your resilience by eating well, sleeping well and being active – just as you would protect yourself against any illness,

2. Get a vaccine when it is available to you

3. Avoid crowded or indoor settings

4. Practice everyday preventive habits:

   • Practice proper handwashing – the virus can be killed with soap and water

   • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth

   • Clean and disinfect often – the virus can be killed with household soap and disinfectants

   • Cover your cough and sneeze to stop the spread of respiratory droplets

Practice physical or social distancing – “social distancing” has become an everyday phrase and is critical in stopping the spread. Social distancing is a community-wide strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19. When we practice it helps flatten the curve of the spread, avoiding a sharp rise in new cases all at once. Practicing preventive and community-wide strategies for stopping the spread is critical to stopping the spread of the virus. Here’s our short list on how to practice physical or social distancing.

• • Minimize physical contact with people if COVID-19 is spreading in your region or if you are part of a vulnerable or high-risk group (for example: over age 65, have a heart condition, lung disease, diabetes or other chronic condition). This means stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. And yes, it means cancelling social events, travel plans, meetups and playdates; in short, stay at home with the people in your household.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Practice physical distancing – stay 6 feet from others when you go out.

  • Wear a cloth face covering when outside of your home to minimize the spread of droplets

  • Follow your health department’s guidelines.

5. If you do show symptoms of COVID-19 follow the actions listed below. Symptoms include fever or chills, cough, difficulty breathing, muscle pain, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.

   • Stay home and avoid contact with others.

   • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, or sneeze or cough in your elbow.

   • Wear a facemask when you go the doctor or are in contact with the people in your household

   • Call your healthcare provider, and if you can, make an appointment via telemedicine. Be sure to follow the doctor’s instructions for next steps.

If you’re interested in learning more and the most up-to-date information, turn to the experts. The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) are both trusted sources for information on this worldwide spread emerging disease. Visit your government health department website to learn more about access to these resources.

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way across the globe since December 2019 and continues to be an emerging pandemic, public health experts also continue to learn how you can protect yourself, your household and community against this virus.

The virus is primarily spread person to person. – If you are in close contact with someone who has the virus (within about 6 feet) or if someone with the virus coughs, sneezes or speaks in your physical space, you can breathe it in, and it’s possible to get infected. COVID-19 is highly contagious and has been found to be much more easily spread than the flu. Many people don’t show symptoms even though they are contagious. Therefore, it’s best to assume that you and everyone around you is potentially contagious.

Now that you understand how the virus is spread and how rapidly, here are some detailed steps you can take to protect yourself and others.

1. Build your resilience by eating well, sleeping well and being active – just as you would protect yourself against any illness,

2. Get a vaccine when it is available to you

3. Avoid crowded or indoor settings

4. Practice everyday preventive habits:

   • Practice proper handwashing – the virus can be killed with soap and water

   • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth

   • Clean and disinfect often – the virus can be killed with household soap and disinfectants

   • Cover your cough and sneeze to stop the spread of respiratory droplets

Practice physical or social distancing – “social distancing” has become an everyday phrase and is critical in stopping the spread. Social distancing is a community-wide strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19. When we practice it helps flatten the curve of the spread, avoiding a sharp rise in new cases all at once. Practicing preventive and community-wide strategies for stopping the spread is critical to stopping the spread of the virus. Here’s our short list on how to practice physical or social distancing.

• • Minimize physical contact with people if COVID-19 is spreading in your region or if you are part of a vulnerable or high-risk group (for example: over age 65, have a heart condition, lung disease, diabetes or other chronic condition). This means stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. And yes, it means cancelling social events, travel plans, meetups and playdates; in short, stay at home with the people in your household.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Practice physical distancing – stay 6 feet from others when you go out.

  • Wear a cloth face covering when outside of your home to minimize the spread of droplets

  • Follow your health department’s guidelines.

5. If you do show symptoms of COVID-19 follow the actions listed below. Symptoms include fever or chills, cough, difficulty breathing, muscle pain, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.

   • Stay home and avoid contact with others.

   • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, or sneeze or cough in your elbow.

   • Wear a facemask when you go the doctor or are in contact with the people in your household

   • Call your healthcare provider, and if you can, make an appointment via telemedicine. Be sure to follow the doctor’s instructions for next steps.

If you’re interested in learning more and the most up-to-date information, turn to the experts. The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) are both trusted sources for information on this worldwide spread emerging disease. Visit your government health department website to learn more about access to these resources.

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way across the globe since December 2019 and continues to be an emerging pandemic, public health experts also continue to learn how you can protect yourself, your household and community against this virus.

The virus is primarily spread person to person. – If you are in close contact with someone who has the virus (within about 6 feet) or if someone with the virus coughs, sneezes or speaks in your physical space, you can breathe it in, and it’s possible to get infected. COVID-19 is highly contagious and has been found to be much more easily spread than the flu. Many people don’t show symptoms even though they are contagious. Therefore, it’s best to assume that you and everyone around you is potentially contagious.

Now that you understand how the virus is spread and how rapidly, here are some detailed steps you can take to protect yourself and others.

1. Build your resilience by eating well, sleeping well and being active – just as you would protect yourself against any illness,

2. Get a vaccine when it is available to you

3. Avoid crowded or indoor settings

4. Practice everyday preventive habits:

   • Practice proper handwashing – the virus can be killed with soap and water

   • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth

   • Clean and disinfect often – the virus can be killed with household soap and disinfectants

   • Cover your cough and sneeze to stop the spread of respiratory droplets

Practice physical or social distancing – “social distancing” has become an everyday phrase and is critical in stopping the spread. Social distancing is a community-wide strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19. When we practice it helps flatten the curve of the spread, avoiding a sharp rise in new cases all at once. Practicing preventive and community-wide strategies for stopping the spread is critical to stopping the spread of the virus. Here’s our short list on how to practice physical or social distancing.

• • Minimize physical contact with people if COVID-19 is spreading in your region or if you are part of a vulnerable or high-risk group (for example: over age 65, have a heart condition, lung disease, diabetes or other chronic condition). This means stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. And yes, it means cancelling social events, travel plans, meetups and playdates; in short, stay at home with the people in your household.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Practice physical distancing – stay 6 feet from others when you go out.

  • Wear a cloth face covering when outside of your home to minimize the spread of droplets

  • Follow your health department’s guidelines.

5. If you do show symptoms of COVID-19 follow the actions listed below. Symptoms include fever or chills, cough, difficulty breathing, muscle pain, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.

   • Stay home and avoid contact with others.

   • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, or sneeze or cough in your elbow.

   • Wear a facemask when you go the doctor or are in contact with the people in your household

   • Call your healthcare provider, and if you can, make an appointment via telemedicine. Be sure to follow the doctor’s instructions for next steps.

If you’re interested in learning more and the most up-to-date information, turn to the experts. The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) are both trusted sources for information on this worldwide spread emerging disease. Visit your government health department website to learn more about access to these resources.

Do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way across the globe since December 2019 and continues to be an emerging pandemic, public health experts also continue to learn how you can protect yourself, your household and community against this virus.

The virus is primarily spread person to person. – If you are in close contact with someone who has the virus (within about 6 feet) or if someone with the virus coughs, sneezes or speaks in your physical space, you can breathe it in, and it’s possible to get infected. COVID-19 is highly contagious and has been found to be much more easily spread than the flu. Many people don’t show symptoms even though they are contagious. Therefore, it’s best to assume that you and everyone around you is potentially contagious.

Now that you understand how the virus is spread and how rapidly, here are some detailed steps you can take to protect yourself and others.

1. Build your resilience by eating well, sleeping well and being active – just as you would protect yourself against any illness,

2. Get a vaccine when it is available to you

3. Avoid crowded or indoor settings

4. Practice everyday preventive habits:

   • Practice proper handwashing – the virus can be killed with soap and water

   • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth

   • Clean and disinfect often – the virus can be killed with household soap and disinfectants

   • Cover your cough and sneeze to stop the spread of respiratory droplets

Practice physical or social distancing – “social distancing” has become an everyday phrase and is critical in stopping the spread. Social distancing is a community-wide strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19. When we practice it helps flatten the curve of the spread, avoiding a sharp rise in new cases all at once. Practicing preventive and community-wide strategies for stopping the spread is critical to stopping the spread of the virus. Here’s our short list on how to practice physical or social distancing.

• • Minimize physical contact with people if COVID-19 is spreading in your region or if you are part of a vulnerable or high-risk group (for example: over age 65, have a heart condition, lung disease, diabetes or other chronic condition). This means stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. And yes, it means cancelling social events, travel plans, meetups and playdates; in short, stay at home with the people in your household.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Practice physical distancing – stay 6 feet from others when you go out.

  • Wear a cloth face covering when outside of your home to minimize the spread of droplets

  • Follow your health department’s guidelines.

5. If you do show symptoms of COVID-19 follow the actions listed below. Symptoms include fever or chills, cough, difficulty breathing, muscle pain, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.

   • Stay home and avoid contact with others.

   • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, or sneeze or cough in your elbow.

   • Wear a facemask when you go the doctor or are in contact with the people in your household

   • Call your healthcare provider, and if you can, make an appointment via telemedicine. Be sure to follow the doctor’s instructions for next steps.

If you’re interested in learning more and the most up-to-date information, turn to the experts. The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) are both trusted sources for information on this worldwide spread emerging disease. Visit your government health department website to learn more about access to these resources.