Since the arrival of the pandemic in COVID-19 In Venezuela, the national government has made great efforts to fight the coronavirus in the country, before urging it to implement a series of preventive measures to prevent the spread of this virus that affects so much humanity.
In this regard, the revolutionary government has made countless recommendations which are sent to the Presidential Commission for Prevention, Care and Control. COVID-19, which evaluates each action in the face of the pandemic.
These assessments are essential for making decisions that the national government is facing with the pandemic.
Consequently, even before the new variant of COVID-19Venezuelans need to be aware of this terrible disease, the virus, its variants, its form of contagion, its lethality, its impact on the health and economy of the world and the most important thing is prevention.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN COVID-19 BY CONTACT WITH A SYMPTOM-FREE PERSON?
- The virus enters through the airways, nose and mouth, to a lesser extent through the lining of the eyes; Viruses reach the respiratory tract directly from the air when we breathe or when we bring them to the face with contaminated hands.
- This virus reproduces initially in the nose and throat, then in the airways. It does not reproduce in the external environment, it must be inside a person, if there are no people, the virus dies.
HOW IS COVID-19 THE SPREAD?
- Every time we breathe, talk, cough or sneeze, we expel the microparticles loaded with the virus, from 0.5 to 2 meters away. If we have a person without a mask around, these particles enter the airways directly.
- These particles remain with live viruses in the air for up to 3 hours; if we are in closed environments, they concentrate, they dissipate in open environments.
- Another group of particles fall on the surfaces close to the patient, on these surfaces they can stay alive between 24 and 72 hours; 24 hours on paper and cardboard surfaces, 72 hours on plastic and metal surfaces. I live longer at a lower temperature.
WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT MYSELF AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE?
- Respect the voluntary quarantine, stay home. Fewer people on the street, less transmission of the virus.
- Use a mask properly, covering the nose and mouth and permanently in all spaces. Mask as a protective barrier.
- It is sufficient to periodically wash your hands or sanitize, soap and water, as well as solutions or gel with 70% alcohol. Avoid putting your dirty hands on your face.
- Social distance of at least 1.5 meters between people. Avoid concentrations and overcrowding.
- Label cough and sneeze, with tissues or on the inside of the elbow, wash your hands after sneezing and coughing.
- Natural ventilation of environments, avoid enclosed spaces without ventilation, reduce air conditioning, glass in transport.
- Cleaning the media, at home and at work, with solutions with soap and water or 0.5% chlorine.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO WELCOME, DO NOT HAND, KISS AND HUG
- New forms of greeting, avoid unnecessary physical contact.
IF YOU HAVE A COMMON FLU OR COOL, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU:
- Personal health surveillance, observation of symptoms, requesting a medical evaluation.
- If you have the flu, do not leave home, if symptoms persist on the third day, or if there are warning signs such as respiratory stress, persistent fever, or chest pain, seek medical attention immediately.
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