1. The best and most effective way to prevent any illness including the corona virus is by washing your hands properly. Hands should be washed after using the restroom, before and after eating, after touching animals, after coming into contact with bodily waste or fluids and after handling trash. Start by wetting your hands with warm (not hot) water, apply a dime size amount of soap and lather for 20 seconds being sure to get in between fingers. Most germs are found on fingertips and underneath fingernails so gently massage the palm of your hands with your fingertips to get soap under nails. Do not shake excess water from hands and avoid turning off the faucet with clean hands, instead use a paper towel or if one is not available shut faucet off with your elbow or your forearm.

2. Avoid touching your face.

3. Get plenty of rest.

4. Eat healthy.

5. Keep your distance from visibly sick people if possible, six feet or more is recommended

6. Keep fingernails trimmed, and use hand sanitizer when handwashing is not available.

7. Masks are not recommended in the prevention of sickness as they are not guaranteed to protect you from becoming infected. They are recommended for people who are already sick and for medical staff as they have been instructed how to wear them properly.

8. If you are sick stay home, especially if you are running a fever.

9. Cover your cough or sneeze, if you don’t have a tissue handy to cover your face turn your head and aim towards the inside of your elbow.

10. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, a person is more likely to contract a virus from touching a contaminated surface than from airborne droplets. Viruses may remain on surfaces such as glass, metal and plastic for 2 hours to 9 days.