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In apandemic, 20% of the population provoke 80% of infections. It's a shocking statistic! I certainly do not want to be one of those 20% - you? To what extent are you likely to be infected by Covid-19, do you transmit infection to other people, or even become a super-spreader? A convenient way to reduce all these chances to think strongly about what you touch during the day and what you do with your hands. Read and discover my top ten about what not to touch, stay safe, to protect yourself and those you like, and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

The Virus Covid-19, intelligent as it is, does not jump and hinders alone. There are two ways to go inside you. You will breathe either Covid infected air in your own lungs, or you place your own hands infected with the virus to touch your mouth, your nose and your eyes and physically remove the virus particles inside your mucous membranes.

"The main mode of transmission and the most important of the transmission for Covid-19 is by close contact of person to person", reports theCDC. "On the basis of the data of the laboratory studies on COVID-19 and what we know similar respiratory diseases, it may be possible that a person can obtain Covid-19 by touching a surface or an object that has the virus on This one then touch his own mouth, or possibly their eyes, but this is not considered the main means that the virus spreads. "

Your hands are one of the most important vectors of transmission. What you do with your hands is fundamental.

The virus is tiny - there are 100 million invisible viruses on a pinhead! Only a tiny amount of virus could potentially infect you.

How to cure your own hands

• Wash your hands for 60 seconds carefully with soap and water before and after your exit, for example, visit the supermarket, pharmacy, doctor's surgery, bar or restaurant, or even to meet a friend.
• Dry your hands after washing, preferably on a disposable paper towel.
• Handwashing is better than using a disinfectant gel that should be used as an alternative if you are out.
• Disposable gloves are an option, however, these viruses also carry and must be eliminated, so that hand washing is preferable.

Best tips

• With people not in your household - do not shake hands, hold hands, kiss, kiss. Do not do, avoid touching someone else's face, a High Five will do instead.
• Do not touch someone else's possessions, for example, do not borrow a mobile phone or a laptop, that someone else has touched. The virus lives on these surfaces.
• Do not share cups, cups, food utensils or foods such as fries, popcorn or hamburgers, all other people touched their fingers and put in their mouths.
• The highest risk will come from people who are currently infected with COVID-19 and should be in quarantine. In addition, stay away from people who have been in contact with the virus and are self-insulating or expecting test results.
• For tips on handwashing, visit theCDC - When and how to wash your hands

The virus arrives inside your body through the mouth, nose or eyes, so even if it's on your hands, it can not infect you unless it can enter these sites.

Best tips

• Stop touching your face - it's hard, but be aware of that and even sit on your hands if you need it.
• Try not to rub your eyes, continually slide your hair out of your eyes, violate with your beard, press the spots or choose your nose!
• Please wear a face mask when you are in a public place or anywhere overlooked where you can not keep a good 6 meters from other people. Studies suggest that this is better to prevent the spread of infection, than to prevent you from catching it, but surely, we all want to protect others. The presence of the mask means that you can not put your fingers in your mouth.
• Your mask must be clean. You should always put it on and remove it using the straps on the side and put it in the same way. You must wash your mask regularly - preferably every day.
• Never touch or share, facial mask from someone else or visor.

There are many things we put in our mouths as a matter of course and do not think. However, whenever we put these things in our mouth and we take away, we contaminate our hands, with secretions of the nose and mouth in our saliva.

If you need to do these things, wash your hands thoroughly before and after. Ideally, if they are not essential, do not do them.

Best tips

• Take care to be inserting and eliminating the braces of mouth, prostheses, mouthguards,
• Do not share teeth brushes, toothpaste, no other dental hygiene product, lip balm or lipstick
• Do not share the whistles, help blow up balloons, drinking straws
• Does not blow in / share musical instruments else
• Do not play drinking games or share beer glasses or shots.
• Do not share cigarettes, steam apparatus of the joints.
• Do you really need this chewing gum?

We used to ride and get on the bus or the metro without a second thought. But now, Covid virus particles are known to hide on handrails, wrist holders, navalizing rails, escalator rails, seat covers and lifting buttons.

Best tips

• From the moment you leave your house, touch as little as possible.
• Wash your hands before and after each trip, wear a mask and do not touch your face. Keep a small bottle of hand disinfectant in your pocket and use it often. (Disposable gloves can also wear the virus and must be eliminated, which is not environmentally friendly.)
• Keep away from others as far as possible - Sit in the remote corner.
• Do not let stay close to anyone else or sneeze, or do not wear mask.
• Traveling at peak times when possible.
• Choose the least busy itineraries when you can.
• Walk whenever possible.
• If you enter a taxi, the taxi driver should wear a mask. Disinfect your hands before and after having the taxi.

How often we are looking at work and type on a colleague laptop, or ask someone if we could quickly borrow their phone? Well, that should no longer be the case.

Covid can live on plastic and glass for several days. In2017Study, 27 mobile phones belonging to high school students have been tested for the presence of bacteria. The authors found that most often, there were more than 17,000 bacteria, including some potentially pathogenic bacteria on each phone! In addition, the average phone user touches his phone2,617times a day!

Best tips

• Do not share a mobile phone or laptop
• If you have to borrow or share a device, wash your hands carefully before and after or disinfect if this is not possible.
• Keep your own mobile phone and a clean laptop. When did you disinfected your phone or keyboard?

How to clean your mobile phone or laptop

To clean your phone or laptop, first disconnect the unit and turn it off. Use an alcohol of 70%, either as an alcohol essence or use a micro-fiber tampon tempered in a 70% solution. The use of a wiper solution is probably preferable to spraying that can enter and damage your device.

Do not use baby wipes, makeup removing, vinegar or soap. Do not totally immerse your device in water. Let it dry before starting again.

The CDC recommends you clean your phone every day or more often if you lent to someone else, deposited or used in a contaminated area.

HarmfulbacteriaGastrointestinal and respiratory tract, such as E.Coli and S.Eueue, have been identified on bank notes. The notes are made from cotton fibers mixed with polymers to strengthen and appear to be a good way for the growth and transmission of certain microorganisms.

In2008The experimental study, influenza has, inoculated on banknotes, survived for 3 days. Alarmifying, when mixed with a respiratory mucus, virus survival increased to 17 days. The authors concluded that during an influenza pandemic, the contribution of the transmission of banknotes should not be ignored.

At the beginning of the pandemic of Covid-19, the Chinese wereSterilization of moneyEspecially high-risk sites such as hospitals and markets, using ultraviolet rays.

Best tips

• Use non-contact payments if possible.
• The keyboard at the Checkout Allele is particularly high as the large number of people affect this every day. Wipe the keypad if possible before touching it with a disinfectant. If you can not do that, wash your hands carefully immediately afterwards.

Viruses have been demonstrated incredibly fast in an office environment.

In2014The American Society of Microbiology has set up a research study. They introduced a harmless virus to an office by inoculating on a handle handle and a table. In the 2 to 4 hours, the virus was detected in 40 to 60% of other office areas such as light switches, coffee pots, handles, phones and computer equipment.

When office workers received disinfecting wipes, the number of sites where the virus had been detected was reduced by 80% and the concentration of these viruses has been reduced by> 99%.

Best tips

• Work from home when possible.
• In the office, keep the hand wash, and using hand disinfecting.
• Wear a mask. This not only helps reduce the spread of the virus, but help them, put your hands in the mouth.
• Keep your work environment clean. Do not share your computer or computer space. Use 70% alcohol wipes frequently.

We know Covid-19 causes gastrointestinal symptoms, and that it has been isolated in the stool. When you use apublic toilet, Who someone else used recently, there is a risk that you could be infected.

Indeed, Cvid virus particles settled in the bowl or rim of the toilet. When you empty the chain, the waterbillon creates an immediate pancake of aerosol containing these particles, which can spit up to 3 feet in the air. As you hold there, make your pants, you might well be inhating the virus.

Best tips

• Use only public toilets if you really can not stay longer. Touch as little as possible.
• Check that it looks clean, there is a soap dispenser and adequate ventilation. Leave 10 minutes between you and the last person there, to allow any aerosol settle.
• Wash your hands before and after using the toilet, and after touching the toilet seat.
• Dry your hands on a single-use paper towel.
• Close the toilet cover before rinsing the chain - and wash your hands.
• Do not stay on the toilet when it huits water.

Just when we all need to be fit and the losing weight, the gym unfortunately remains a risky place to go.
Indeed, when you exercise, you start breathing faster and deeply. This means that you exhibit larger amounts of breathing droplets. Anyone practicing nearby, is more likely to breathe these in, which increases their chances of being infected.

But it's not just breathing. It is the fact that the respiratory droplets fall from the air and settle on the equipment. They can survive for long periods of plastic, glass and metal. Gymstocks are difficult to put strictinfection controlmeasures in place. But so far, we do not know how these will be effective.

In South Korea, an epidemic of COVID has been traced to a specific dance workshop, in the presence of 27 dance teachers. These dance teachers, do not know they were infected, then infected without knowing 54 dance students. 63 Dance Student Contacts Then have been tested positive. Another 34 of their contacts then also positive tested.

Best tips

• If you go to a gym control where infection control measures are in place.
• Make sure to book a location and keep away from other people.
• Wear a mask.
• Wash your hands before and after using the gym, and use regularly disinfecting for his hands.
• If you can, a shower at home and avoid using the facilities, the toilets and the showers, changing.

Various no-touch tips

• Avoid animals from touching other peoples. It's rare, but they can carryVSOVID-19 on their fur.
• Do not shakedirty laundry. This can lead to viral particles to increase in the air, ready to be inhaled. Flat the dirty linen in the washing machine, then wash your hands. Wash 60 degrees to kill Covid.
• Visit only doctor's surgery, or hospital when needed. When you go there, think in advance. Wash your hands before leaving and when you come home. Wear a mask. Do not remove while you are there or touch your face. Touch the least in the surgery. Order your medications online and get as much at some point as you can to avoid repeated consultations / visits.
• Barbs are not good news for Covid infection. One of the reasons is that all masks adapt less well adjusted because of the increase of the hairs of the face. In addition, if you get food in your beard, you will need to keep cleaning and touching it. Take it into account.
• Try not playing with your hair or glasses. Tie your hair back. Let your glasses on your nose!

I am quite a Tri-Feely of ticklish person myself. I did not even have been able to embrace my (adult) children since March. Covid-19 has changed everything, we do not have a family life, our social life, even a trip to the supermarket is agreed.

However, it's the eye of the storm. It can always be better. And it will go better faster when we start all lead our daily hands-free lives! And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.

Dr Deborah Lee is a medical writer withDr. Fox Online Pharmacy.