Recommendations for the prevention of a new coronavirus infection for those aged 60 and over

Coronavirus infection is transmitted from a sick person to a healthy person through close contacts.

When a person sneezes or coughs next to you.People of the "silver age" over 60 years of age are at special risk. It is important to maintain your health!

Try to visit public places less often. Use public transport as little as possible, especially during rush hours. Reduce your visits to stores and shopping centers, MFC's, and banks.

Ask your loved ones or social workers to help you pay for utilities, purchase groceries, or purchase necessary goods remotely.

If your loved ones have returned from abroad and they have signs of a cold, limit contact with them and urge them to seek medical help. Your wise advice will help keep you and your family healthy!

Wash your hands often with soap, hygiene is very important for your health. Wash them after returning from the street, from public places, after contact with packages from stores, before cooking. Do not touch your face, mouth, or nose with your hands.

Stock up on disposable paper handkerchiefs. When coughing and sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with them and discard the napkin immediately after use.

Use wet wipes for disinfection. Use them to wipe bags, phones,books, and other items that were with you in public places and in transport.

If you get sick or feel unwell (not only due to cold symptoms, but also due to other health problems, such as pressure) - do not go to the clinic, but call a doctor at home.

If you have a cold, and some of your loved ones have traveled abroad in the last 2 weeks, be sure to tell your doctor about it. He will schedule a test for a new coronavirus infection.

The new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is particularly dangerous for the elderly, as well as those with chronic diseases, such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, lung diseases, diabetes, etc. In this regard, please observe the following security measures:

• If you traveled within 14 days before the start of your work to regions where there is an unfavorable epidemiological situation for a new coronavirus infection or came into contact with a sick person, then inform your supervisor, call the hotline and isolate yourself at home.
• Carefully monitor your health - if you have symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, diarrhea, then consult a doctor and do not visit your wards.
• If the person you are visiting has symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, then immediately call an ambulance and emergency medical care. Do not remove the medical mask, try to keep the distance between you and the sick person at least 1 meter.
• When visiting an elderly person, use a disposable medical mask. Change it every time after visiting one person.
• Wash your hands as often as possible with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Do not insist on washing your hands in the apartment of your ward - this can cause unnecessary trouble for the elderly.
• Use antiseptic products to treat your hands. Treat your hands when entering and leaving the apartment, after visiting public places (shopping centers, public transport, etc.).
• Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Disinfect surfaces: mobile devices, buttons, knobs, switches, and other places that are frequently touched.
• Stay connected - check your phone's battery level.
• Specify the needs of your wards - food, medicines, hygiene products, etc.
• Tell about the main preventive measures to your wards, explain the importance of their compliance for the elderly.
• Learn more official information to stop the spread of rumors. Older people tend to dramatize the situation, your knowledge of the official facts and explaining them to your wards is the key to fighting unfounded fears.

The health of many people depends on your competent actions.

Take care of yourself and be healthy!