Though the evidence might suggest otherwise for large swaths of the country, the current pandemic crisis is lowly easing in the short term. With many demanding that people return to work and risk exposure and death, the need for personal protection against disease is more important than ever. It's also vital that companies with returning workers and operations support their fellows. Whether their lending a hand to support those who cannot yet return to work, or assisting those who have been working throughout the crisis, proper protection is vital.
California Movers, one of many long distance movers near me, is doing what it can to support the medical industry by accepting mask donations to deliver to hospitals. Such acts help protect everyone involved with pandemic, ensuring that deaths are kept to minimum, recoveries increase, and cases of infect diminish.
Those returning to work should do everything they can to protect themselves, and also remember that companies who do not do so are in many cases breaking labor laws and local executive orders.
Wear a Mask
As mentioned earlier, wearing a mask or face covering is considered an important form of Personal Protective Equipment by the Center for Disease Control. The evidence of the importance of a face covering has been debated and examined several times as the pandemic continues and more information becomes available. Face coverings are important largely due to the ability of people to have mild symptoms or even lack symptoms while still carrying COVID-19. These people can spread the disease to others. Wearing face coverings are an excellent way to protect yourself and others from such people.
Ideally, medical grade filtration masks like the N95 or surgical masks are the best. This is why California Movers is so dedicated to collecting donated masks for hospitals and medical professionals. A generic face covering does not provide as much protection, but can still help protect yourself and those around you.
Cover Your Mouth, Too
Wearing a mask in public is an excellent way to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, but wearing a mask all the time is simply not possible. For those times when you cannot wear a mask, make sure to cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough. Of course, you should be doing this normally.
In order to mitigate disease spread as much as possible, cough or sneeze into your sleeve or tissue, then dispose of the tissue if you used one. Such efforts help prevent the spread of the disease through the air and also through contact, which are the main methods of spreading when it comes to regular human activity. Also, if you do use a tissue, make sure to wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least twenty seconds.
Wash Your Hands Frequently
In fact, regular hand-washing is an excellent way to help mitigate the spread of disease. It is important to wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds when out and about, especially if you come into contact with anything that might have been exposed to the disease.
This is especially important for those who do not or cannot wear protective gloves. While gloves in a medical setting are essential, for regular use they are less than ideal. This is because while they do protect your hands, germs and whatnot can collect on the gloves and potentially spread to anything touched with those gloves. Hence why frequent washing of hands is so important, especially for those who do need to wear gloves and need to be even more vigilant and aware of the possible spread of disease.
For those situations where washing your hands is not possible but would be a good idea, hand sanitizer that is at least 90% alcohol is also a solution. It is not ideal, but will also help reduce the spread, and is certainly better than doing nothing.
Maintain a Distance
Another issue with the disease is the possible spread through air from sneezes and coughs. As mentioned earlier, covering a cough or sneeze helps with this, as does wearing a mask. For optimal protection regarding all parties involved, the CDC recommends people maintain a distance of six feet from each other whenever possible. Though this can be problematic when out and about, and is nearly impossible in some work situations, the use of social distancing is an effective method for mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The fewer people who are exposed, the better, and it also means those with mild symptoms left undiagnosed or who are asymptomatic do not spread the disease inadvertently.
Keep Surfaces Clean
Contact is one way COVID-19 can spread, and that is why another important mitigating factor is frequently disinfecting and cleaning. The use of powerful disinfectants and cleaners on frequently used and touched surfaces will help prevent the possibility of spread of the disease. The CDC recommends cleaning such surfaces daily. Most disinfectants will do the job, but there is not harm in double checking to make sure the ones you have are powerful enough for the job.
The greatest dangers of COVID-19 is it contagiousness and the ease of spread. This is further compounded by an incubation period of up to two weeks. This means a person be exposed, not realize it -or worse, carry the disease and not show any symptoms- and spread the disease by handling doorknobs, touching shelves, and the like. This is why frequent cleaning, washing of hands, and other such precautions are so essential to mitigate the spread.
The current pandemic crisis is widespread and dangerous. It is not the end of the world, however. Life will go on in various forms, and part of ensuring that is people making sure they do what they can to mitigate spread. California Movers is taking all CDC recommended precautions to mitigate the spread of disease. As long distance movers near me, it is especially important that we take so much care to prevent possible spread. Everyone can do their part by the CDC guidelines. We can all make sure that not do we and our loved ones stay safe, but everyone else's family and friends do, too.
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