World Health Organization (WHO): Stay at home!
How to protect yourself against COVID-19
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus introduced to humans for the first time.
It is spread from person to person mainly through the droplets produced when an infected person speaks, coughs or sneezes.
Watch this short animation to learn more about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself against it.
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus introduced to humans for the first time.
It is spread from person to person mainly through the droplets produced when an infected person speaks, coughs or sneezes.
Watch this short animation to learn more about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself against it.
Wash your hands frequently
Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.
Maintain social distancing
Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease.
