Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Need to Know (2024)

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Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, we currently recommend these preventative actions to help stop the spread of the coronavirus:

• Avoid contact with those who are showing signs and symptoms of illness.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Clean your hands often by washing them with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
• When handwashing is not accessible, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains 60%–95% alcohol.
• Cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbows, not into you hands. Dispose of the tissue immediately after.
• Practice social distancing by maintaining a distance of approximately 6 feet from others in public places
• Wear cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain
• Stay home when you are sick and encourage loved ones to do the same.

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