What can I do to protect myself from COVID -19?

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You can reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple precautions (11):

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• Stay at home. Don’t visit friends, and don’t visit family at this time.

• Do not travel overseas, interstate, take a cruise or travel domestically in Victoria unless absolutely necessary. 

• Stay healthy with good nutrition, regular exercise, sensible drinking, sleeping well, and for smokers, quitting. 

• Do not participate in community gatherings including community sport.

• Take the following hygiene actions:

  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing you nose, coughing, sneezing, or using the toilet. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitiser that contains at least 60 percent alcohol.

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow.

  • Do not share drink bottles, crockery or cutlery.

• Stop shaking hands, hugging or kissing as a greeting.

• Ensure a distance of at least 1.5 metres is kept between yourself and others.

• Get vaccinated for flu (influenza) when available. This will help reduce the strain on the healthcare system as it deals with coronavirus.

●      Clean and disinfect high touch surfaces regularly e.g. phones, keyboards, door handles, light switches, bench tops.