COVID-19 PREVENTION

How to protect yourself and others (CDC Website)iii

What is COVID-19 and how to protect yourself (WHO)iv

Avoid close contact:

• Put distance between yourself and other people. • Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread the virus. • Keeping distance from others is especially important for people who are at higher risk of getting very sick.

Cover your mouth and nose when around others:

• Everyone should wear the appropriate mask when they have to go out in public. • You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick. • Continue to keep about 6 feet between yourself and others. The mask is not a substitute for social distancing.

Clean your hands often:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. • If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

When and how to wash your hands (CDC Website)v

• Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold) and apply soap. • Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fngers, and under your nails. • Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. • Rinse your hands well under clean, running water. • Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

Handwashing practices to keep workers safe (OSHA)vi

How to clean & disinfect your home (CDC Website)vii

6 Steps to prevent COVID-19 (CDC)viii

6 Steps to prevent COVID-19 (ASL Version - CDC)ix

Social Distancing, Quarantine & Isolation (CDC Website)x

To practice social distancing:

• Stay at least 6 feet (2 meters) from other people even if you are wearing a mask. • Do not gather in groups. • Stay out of crowded places and avoid mass gatherings.

How to put on a mask:

1. Before wearing the mask, wash your hands with an alcohol-based disinfectant or with soap and water. 2. Cup the mask in your dominant hand, allowing the straps to dangle freely. 3. Place the mask over the nose and mouth by frmly pressing the nose clip on the mask over the nose and tucking the bottom of the mask securely over the chin. 4. Then take the top strap and place it at the top of the head. 5. Next take the bottom strap and place it at the bottom on the neck (do NOT allow the strap to rest on the hair of a ponytail but against the base of the neck). 6. Lastly, perform a seal check by breathing in and out forcefully and feeling for air leakage around the mask.

How to take off a mask:

1. Tilt the head slightly forward. 2. Then use your two index fngers and remove the bottom strap frst by slowly pulling it over the head.* 3. Lastly, remove the top strap, being very careful not to touch the front of the mask. 4. Discard the mask.

NOTE:

DO NOT touch the front of the mask, it might be contaminated. Use the straps instead.