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Many of your suggestions are ineffective and counterproductive. I hope people listen to better sources of information.

DoreenMichele 7y ago
I'm curious which ones you think are ineffective and counterproductive. My understanding is that it's in line with what the WHO recommends: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2... Wash your hands frequently Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands. Maintain social distancing Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick. Practice respiratory hygiene Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately. Why? Droplets spread virus. By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19. If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local health authority. Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other infections. Stay informed and follow advice given by your healthcare provider Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19. Follow advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public health authority or your employer on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on whether COVID-19 is spreading in your area. They are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.
- 1996 7y ago
  > I'm curious which ones you think are ineffective and counterproductive. These ones: >> Clean your home. >> Clean your car. >> Get rid of your giant pile of junk cluttering up your closets and going unused and rotting in place.
  - DoreenMichele 7y ago
    Please kindly explain to me how on earth a dirty car and a dirty home is better. I'm having a lot of trouble taking this reply seriously, but I'm trying to follow HN guidelines.
    - meddlepal 7y ago
      Having a dirty closet has fuck all to do with contracting or spreading COVID-19
      - DoreenMichele 7y ago
        I'm pretty confident you cannot produce a study backing up that claim. I'm going to leave some semi-random links on stunting and hygiene and I think I shall bow out of this pointless discussion. I suspect the real issue here boils down to tone policing or something similar and has nothing whatsoever to do with actual medical science. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843659/ http://riceinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/04/rice-sanitation-stunting-brief.pdf http://riceinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downlo... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216152/ https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/77/4/240/5309014 https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/77/4/240/5...
        meddlepal 7y ago
        Thanks for a bunch of random and useless links to things that have nothing to do with the spread of COVID-19.

I'm curious which ones you think are ineffective and counterproductive. My understanding is that it's in line with what the WHO recommends: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2... Wash your hands frequently Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands. Maintain social distancing Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick. Practice respiratory hygiene Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately. Why? Droplets spread virus. By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19. If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local health authority. Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other infections. Stay informed and follow advice given by your healthcare provider Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19. Follow advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public health authority or your employer on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on whether COVID-19 is spreading in your area. They are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.

1996 7y ago
> I'm curious which ones you think are ineffective and counterproductive. These ones: >> Clean your home. >> Clean your car. >> Get rid of your giant pile of junk cluttering up your closets and going unused and rotting in place.
- DoreenMichele 7y ago
  Please kindly explain to me how on earth a dirty car and a dirty home is better. I'm having a lot of trouble taking this reply seriously, but I'm trying to follow HN guidelines.
  - meddlepal 7y ago
    Having a dirty closet has fuck all to do with contracting or spreading COVID-19
    - DoreenMichele 7y ago
      I'm pretty confident you cannot produce a study backing up that claim. I'm going to leave some semi-random links on stunting and hygiene and I think I shall bow out of this pointless discussion. I suspect the real issue here boils down to tone policing or something similar and has nothing whatsoever to do with actual medical science. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843659/ http://riceinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/04/rice-sanitation-stunting-brief.pdf http://riceinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downlo... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216152/ https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/77/4/240/5309014 https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/77/4/240/5...
      - meddlepal 7y ago
        Thanks for a bunch of random and useless links to things that have nothing to do with the spread of COVID-19.