New coronavirus infections in Europe are worrying and many are wondering how best to protect themselves. Those who observe the following rules reduce the risk of infection.
- Coronavirus infection can be life-threatening for high-risk groups.
- The German government wants to slow the spread of Covid-19 through tight-meshed reporting chains, entry bans to Germany, visits to care facilities and old people’s homes, and strict exit restrictions throughout Germany.
- Everyone can do something to protect themselves and others from infection.
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The coronavirus pandemic is not under control. In Germany, over 43,938 people have been infected with the corona virus since February 2020, and new cases are also being reported in other countries. More and more only travelers from China and people who have stayed in risky areas such as Italy, Tyrol, Iran or the province of Hubei are now considered potential carriers of the virus in Germany, but now everyone. The novel corona viruses (also SARS-CoV-2) can spread from person to person through droplet infection.
The Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University currently reports 533,416 coronavirus infections * worldwide 24,082
Dead people complain, most in Italy. According to current knowledge, life-threatening consequences of a coronavirus infection can primarily have an impact on people with previous illnesses or the elderly.
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Anyone can do this to prevent infection with the coronavirus
According to current knowledge, it can take up to 14 days before the first one after being infected with the coronavirus Symptoms such as cough, fever, diarrhea and breathing problems * occur. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the Federal Ministry of Health, the WHO and virologists recommend various behavioral measures to reduce your own risk of infection:
- Follow the rules communicated by the federal government. This includes: Only leave the house or apartment if necessary (for example, for work, a doctor’s visit or shopping for groceries). Exercise in the fresh air is still possible to strengthen the immune system, but only alone or with a relative who lives with you in a household. The main goal is to slow the spread of the virus, said Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Refrain from traveling to high-risk areas such as the Hubei province in China, Italy, Iran, the state of Tyrol in Austria, and the US states of California and New York.(Find out more on the website of the Federal Foreign Office and check the news regularly).
- Ensure good hand hygiene *.
- Touch your face and that of others only with washed hands (Otherwise the risk increases that viruses get into the body through the mucous membranes).
- Cough or sneeze in the crook of your arm and not in your hands.
- Hold at least 1.5 meters away from others, for example when you go for a walk.
- A mouth mask * makes sense in some cases. People with respiratory diseases are even strongly advised to wear a mouthguard to prevent others from being infected by droplet infections. To do this, however, a mouthguard must be worn close-fitting and changed when wet, as the RKI reports.
- Social contacts should largely be discontinued – If necessary, even into the family environment, said Merkel in her weekly video message. Hugs and cheek kisses, according to the virologist Alexander Kekulé, should only be given to the partner or their own children, “because family members living in a household sooner or later infect each other anyway”. However, physical proximity should also be taboo within the closest family if someone is chronically ill or is at risk because of old age *.
- Strengthen your immune system through healthy eating and exercise in the fresh air.
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Survey on the subject
sources: www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de; www.rki.de; www.infektionsschutz.de; www.auswaertiges-amt.de; www.rki.de/Fallzahlen; www.experience.arcgis.com; www.tagesschau.de; https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
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