How to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 at home?

• Rest regularly, exercise moderately and have sufficient sleep.

• Keep good habits of personal hygiene: Wash the hands frequently and avoid touching the eyes, nose or mouth with dirty hands; Cover the nose and mouth with tissues when coughing or sneezing.

• Avoid sharing towels among family members and keep the house clean.

• Ventilate the room frequently and keeping it clean as well as tidy.

• Cover the toilet seat when flushing it.

• Prepare thermometers, disposable surgical masks, surgical masks, N95/KN95 masks, household disinfection supplies and so on.

• Reduce the outings as far as possible.

• Avoid close contact with people who have symptoms of respiratory illness, such as fever, coughing or sneezing as far as possible.

• Try to avoid all the kinds of parties, crowded places or enclosed space.

• Avoid contact with wildlife, poultry, and livestock.

• Pay close attention to symptoms such as fever and cough.

How to disinfect at home?

• Skin disinfection: Choose to wipe or soak with surgical spirit for disinfection.

• Home environment disinfection: Use surgical spirit or chlorine-containing disinfectants to wipe the surface of the object.

Pay attention to the effective components of the disinfectants and safe use method of the disinfectants:

• Alcohol is flammable. Keep alcohol away from fire and combustibles, and do not spray or use it for large areas of disinfection. Otherwise, the increase of ethanol concentration in the air could cause a fire.

• When using chlorine-containing disinfectants, pay attention to the preparation method, dilution ratio, etc. In particular, avoid mixing with other disinfectants, which may produce a large amount of toxic gases. The specific usage shall be operated according to the descriptive literature.

• Heat-resistant articles disinfection:  Boil the articles for 15 minutes to disinfect them.

Can we prevent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by taking cold granules, Radix Isatidis or fumigating vinegar?

The answer is NO! Cold granules and Radix Isatidis are not effective against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and fumigating vinegar is not an effective elimination method for the virus.

What shall we do in the diet?

• Do not eat sick animals and their products.

• Buy chilled and fresh poultry from regular channels, and fully cook eggs, milk, and poultry.

• Separate cutting boards and knives for handling raw and cooked food; Wash hands between handling raw and cooked food.

•  Even in epidemic areas, the meat is safe to eat if it is thoroughly cooked and properly handled during food preparation.

• Pay attention to diet and nutrition.

在家如何防控新型冠状病毒?

• 规律休息，适量运动，保障睡眠。

• 保持良好的个人卫生习惯：勤洗手，不用脏手触摸眼睛、鼻或口；咳嗽或打喷嚏时用纸巾掩住口鼻。

• 家庭成员不共用毛巾，保持家居清洁。

• 居室多通风、换并保持整洁卫生。

• 冲厕所马桶时应盖上马桶盖。

• 家庭备置体温计、-次性医用口罩、医用外科口罩或N95/KN95口罩、家用消毒用品等。

• 尽量减少外出活动。

• 尽可能避免与有呼吸道疾病症状(如发热、咳嗽或打喷嚏等)的人员密切接触。

• 尽量避免各类聚会，避免到人多拥挤或空间密闭的场所。

• 避免接触野生动物和家禽家畜。

• 密切关注发热、咳嗽等症状。

家中如何做消毒工作?

• 皮肤消毒：可选用消毒酒精擦拭或浸泡消毒。

• 居家环境消毒：可用消毒酒精或含氯消毒剂擦拭物体表面。

• 耐热物品消毒：可采用煮沸15分钟的方法进行消毒。

需注意消毒剂的有效成分及消毒剂的安全使用方法：

• 酒精是易燃物品。应远离火源及易燃物，并且不可喷洒或大面积消毒,否则空气中乙醇浓度升高可能引起火灾。

• 使用含氯消毒剂时需注意配置方法、稀释比例等，尤其应避免与其他消毒剂混用，可能产生大量有毒气体，具体用法依照商品说明书。

吃感冒冲剂、板蓝根或采用醋熏能否预防新型冠状病毒?

不能！感冒冲剂、板蓝根对新型冠状病毒无效，且醋熏不是对新型冠状病毒有效的消除方法。

饮食方面的注意事项有哪些?

• 不要食用已经患病的动物及其制品。

• 要从正规渠道购买冰鲜禽肉，食用蛋、奶、禽肉时要充分煮熟。

• 处理生食和熟食的切菜板及刀具要分开;处理生食和熟食之间要洗手。

• 即使在发生疫情的地区， 如果肉食在食品制备过程中经过彻底烹饪和妥善处理，也可安全食用。

• 注意饮食规律，营养均衡。

 (Executive Editor: Ye Ke)