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Updated on 07/10/2021
Faced with the spread of viruses, it is essential to protect yourself and others. Barrier gestures are simple hygiene and prevention gestures that limit the transmission of viruses and contain potential epidemics.
Barrier gestures: protect yourself and protect others
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François Krabansky, doctor at public health at the MSA, details why and how to apply these new barrier gestures in our daily lives: hand washing, physical distancing, greeting, wearing a mask...Wash your hands with soap and water or, with default, with a hydro-alcoholic solution
Washing hands with soap and water is THE most effective hygiene measure to prevent the transmission of all viruses. You must systematically wash your hands with water and soap (preferably liquid) or, failing that, with a hydro-alcoholic solution:
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You should wash your hands with water and soap (preferably liquid), for 30 seconds, rubbing the nails, fingertips, palms and outsides of the hands, knuckles and wrists . Hands should be dried with a clean towel or in the open air. A hydro-alcoholic solution can also be used on unsoiled hands.
Cough or sneeze into your elbow or into a tissue
Covering your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing limits the risk of contamination. It is recommended to cover your mouth with a handkerchief, a piece of fabric (scarf, sleeve, etc.) or the fold of your elbow when coughing or sneezing. This limits the risk of contamination, because these parts of the body do not come into contact with people or objects.
Blow your nose in a single-use tissue, then throw it away
To blow your nose, you should preferably use a single-use paper tissue that you should then throw away in a trash can. Once thrown away, the paper handkerchief carries all the microbes with it. At home, the trash can should preferably have a lid.
Avoid touching your face, especially your nose and mouth
Avoiding touching your face prevents the spread of viruses and bacteria. We often rub our eyes, for example because of dust-related itching, and most of us mechanically touch our face several hundred times a day. However, the nose, eyes and mouth are entry points for viruses and bacteria. You should therefore try to avoid touching your face and wash your hands regularly.
Staying at home, limiting outings, contacting the doctor if necessary
When you are sick, you must limit your outings and avoid crowded places (shopping centres, cinemas, public transport) to avoid infecting other people. If the doctor recommends it, you must stay at home, rest and do not hesitate to contact your doctor again in the event of worsening of the symptoms.
Limit direct and indirect contact (via objects)
When you are sick, you must limit direct contact with other people, especially the most fragile (elderly people, infants, people suffering from respiratory, cardiac or immune diseases…). Avoid shaking hands and kissing loved ones. You should not lend your everyday objects: toothbrush, cutlery, glass, telephone, table or bath towels... For children, try as much as possible to limit the exchange of toys, pacifiers when one of the children is sick . You must get into the habit of regularly cleaning (with soap and water or household detergents) the objects and devices you touch, used by members of your family: remote control, computer or telephone keyboards , door handles, etc.).
Wear a mask, especially when in contact with fragile people
It is recommended to wear a mask when you have to go out, especially in places where social distancing cannot be respected. Wearing a mask is also strongly recommended when you visit or come into contact with fragile people: the elderly (at home and in a retirement home, etc.), infants, people suffering from respiratory, cardiac or immune diseases, etc.); when you go to a healthcare facility (e.g. the emergency room) or to your doctor.
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