Recently, a novel coronavirus called 2019-nCoV, centered on Wuhan, China, has been rapidly spreading around the world. According to our predictions, the number of infected people will be contained and begin to decline before February 22, 2020. The followings are 6 tips for readers to prevent 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus.
1. Wash your hands often. Viruses can spread through contact. Therefore, you should wash hands with running water and soap/ liquid soap for no less than 20 seconds.
2. Keep wearing face masks. Medical face masks and surgical masks in particular, can effectively block droplets containing viruses.
3. Stay away from large crowds. The novel virus can cause person-to-person transmission, so you need to cover a cough or sneeze with tissue or sleeves.
4. Avoid eating wild animals. You can minimize your visits to places that sell seafood or live poultry and wet markets, and illegally-sold wild animals may transmit lethal virus to human.
5. Go to the hospital as soon as possible.If you experience cough, headache, fever, fatigue, and breathing difficultly, you should put on a face mask and visit a fever clinic immediately.
6. Do not believe and spread rumors. In the face of the status quo, you should remain calm, follow the call of the government, and refrain from spreading rumors.
We believe that with the combined efforts of the government and people, China will win this battle without smoke as soon as possible.
