Essential Tips For The Coronavirus Pandemic

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Given the widespread alarm in the United States regarding the spread of the coronavirus and the possibility of establishing a quarantine in homes following the example of Italy and Spain, where the hashtag # quédateencasa is shared as the only infallible method to lessen the severity of the contagion, We talked with the famous Mexican doctor Diane Pérez about the best advice to face this difficult period that lies ahead.

“One of the fundamental elements in difficult times like the pandemic we are experiencing is putting resilience into practice. This refers to our ability to adapt to adversity,”and the sooner the better.

These are the 5 recommendations that Diane Pérez makes us to face the COVID-19 pandemic:

1. - Do everything in your power to protect yourself : wash your hands frequently, with soap and rubbing them for 20 seconds. Avoid touching your face, especially your eyes, nose, and mouth.
2. - Try to stay in your home as long as possible and help people who are at higher risk of complications. These include older adults and people with chronic illnesses. Do not go near the elderly because they are very vulnerable, help them from afar.
3. - Avoid crowded places. As much as possible, avoid going to theaters or attending meetings and stay one meter from the people you live with outside the home. If you run into someone, neither hugs nor kisses. Remember: it is temporary and essential so that the virus does not spread.
4. - Disinfect the surfaces that you must share and even more so in case you go to work. Keyboards, telephones … You can do it with substances that have more than 60 percent alcohol or with chlorine.
5. - If you have symptoms, dry cough, body aches and fever, contact the health center or your doctor by phone. Find out on the website of the authorities in your community about the steps to follow to carry out the diagnostic test.

“When you implement everything in your power to protect your health, you have a greater sense of control over the situation. In this way you can adapt to the circumstances with greater ease, in addition to taking care of your health and that of your family , the doctor finishes advising us