TRAIN YOURSELF TO NOT TO TOUCH YOUR FACE

For corona prevention is it enough that staying home & making 2 meter distance apart?
Not at all!
According to a research, a common person touches his/her face 23 times an hour. So its a big factor for transmission of infection.

FACE A MAJOR ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION OF CORONA VIRUS:


Corona virus spreads via droplets that are expelled into the air & from contaminated surfaces & objects like currency notes, mobile phone surfaces, car keys & door handles etc. So when a person interacts with exposure of  virus, then chances of being suspected are increased. Its human habit to touch face either for gesture, groom or scratch. Face is called as T-ZONE for your eyes, nose & mouth, So it is a true route for the transmission of novel corona virus. As a person touches mucous membrane of either nostrils or mouth, then he would be infected as mucous membrane act as a key pathway into body. So it is very important to not to touch your face when you are out of home. A campaign known as "Do not touch your face" has been launched by a US medical relief group to avoid the physical & psychological habit of touching face.

HOW TO AVOID IT:

MAKE A TIME PERIOD:


 Make a time frame for which do not touch your face, take a start with lesser time period as for 30 minutes and then gradually increase it. Eventually you will develop a habit to not to touch your face.

USE HEAD & FACE NETS:


These are specially designed head covers that are used by farmers to avoid mosquito bite while working in farms Head nets are easily available & are cheap & even they can be prepared at home. Cover over your whole face so the chances to touch face become lower.
  
MAKE YOURSELF BUSY IN OTHER ACTIVITIES:


Do other activities as you  can spend your time in typing, indoor games, kitchen work, washing cloths etc so the chances to touch face become reduced.

WASH YOUR HANDS REGULARLY:


Wash hands regularly & for 20 seconds.
At least 5-8 times a day wash hands to avoid the chances of development of corona infection. This helps you even if u touch your face but not develop infection.

USE HAND SANITIZERS & ANTI-ANTISEPTIC FACE MASKS:


Use hand sanitizers which contain up to 60% alcohol & anti-septic face masks so that to make yourself clean & free from microbes.

USE OF GOGGLES & FACE MASK:


It is an effective way to avoid the transmission of virus via eyes, nose & mouth. As personal protective equipment (PPE) are costly, also not easily available in this current emergency situation and not everyone can afford them so the use of ordinary goggles reduces the chance of touching eyes, while a mask lowers the chance to touching mouth & nose entrance. So while going outside you can use these preventive measures.

It is a training to avoid the transmission of virus via nose, eyes & mouth. Practice it properly as it is an effective way to make yourself  free from the infection of corona virus.