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As the new coronavirus has spread not only all over mainland China, but also worldwide, panic is rising. Inside China there is a growing sense of helplessness, as the government is compelled to take drastic measures to stop the virus, including introducing some travel restrictions in Beijing.

The first case of the virus in Europe was confirmed by France in January 7, 2020 and in January 11, 2020 China announces first case of coronavirus related death and on the 30th of January 2020.

WHO declares the outbreak a global health emergency and hence called the virus COVID-19.

On 27th January 2020 Lagos State confirms Nigerias’ first case which has caused Nigerians to panic and so many questions are been asked on how to prevent this scourge from chopping deep into our local communities.

To prevent COVID-19 these are some things we need to do;

When you leave your home, wear gloves keep them on in subways, buses, and public spaces.If you are in a social situation where you should remove your gloves, perhaps to shake hands or dine, do not touch your face or eyes, no matter how much something itches. Keep your hands away from contact with your face. And before you put your gloves back on, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water, scrubbing the fingers. Change gloves daily, washing them thoroughly, and avoid wearing damp gloves. Masks are useless when worn outdoors and may not be very helpful even indoors. Most masks deteriorate after one or two wearings. Using the same mask day after day is worse than useless—it’s disgusting, as the contents of your mouth and nose eventually coat the inside of the mask with a smelly veneer that is attractive to bacteria.Stay away from crowds. Stay away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing, ask them to put on a mask—to protect you from their potentially contaminated fluids. Don’t shake hands or hug people—politely beg off, saying “it’s better for both of you not to come in close contact during an epidemic”. Inside your household, remove all of the towels from your bathrooms and kitchen immediately, and replace them with clean towels that have the names of each family member on them. Instruct everybody in your home to only use their own towels and never touch another family member’s. Wash all towels twice a week. Damp towels provide terrific homes for viruses, like common colds, flus, and, yes, coronaviruses. Be careful with doorknobs. If it’s possible to open and close doors using your elbows or shoulders, do so. Wear gloves to turn a doorknob—or wash your hands after touching it. If anybody in your home takes sick, wash your doorknobs regularly. Similarly, be cautious with stairway banisters, desktops, cell phones, toys, laptops—any objects that are hand-held. As long as you handle only your own personal objects, you will be ok—but if you need to pick up someone else’s cell phone or cooking tools or use someone else’s computer keyboard, be mindful of not touching your face and wash your hands immediately after touching the object. If you share meals, do not use your personal spoons to remove food from a serving bowl or plate and, of course, Do not share water/drinks from same cup with anyone. Place serving spoons in each dish and instruct everybody at the table to scoop what they want from the serving dishes onto their personal plates or bowls, return the serving spoon to the main dish, and then use their personal spoons only to pick food from their personal plate or bowl into their mouth. Wash all food and kitchenware thoroughly between meals and avoid restaurants that have poor hygiene practices.

Together We can stop coronavirus

Richard Oghenekome – 2020 LeNNiB Champion.

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