After more than a month from July 9 to August 22, Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces have applied Directive 16. Although there have been many efforts in epidemic prevention and control, although However, up to now, the epidemic is still very complicated and has not been completely controlled, the number of new infections in the community is still high and increasing every day.

     Therefore, at the meeting of Ho Chi Minh City's Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on the morning of August 20, Mr. Pham Duc Hai - Deputy Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said that the city continued to strengthen and improve "Each residential group, neighborhood, ward, commune, township, agency, factory, and enterprise is a fortress in epidemic prevention and control from 0:00 on August 23".

     Thus, with a series of tighter measures this time along with the efforts that have been applied before, it is hoped that the epidemic will quickly be controlled and everyone's life will return to normal. .

TP. Ho Chi Minh City implements "anyone is anywhere" from August 23
(Source: Ethnicity and development)

     From 0:00 on August 23, except for some people who are allowed to go on the road according to Official Letter No. 2718 of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City such as:

• Vaccinators, emergency responders, epidemic prevention and control forces or support forces at the coordination request of functional agencies and local authorities.

• Employees of supermarket systems, stable stores, and convenience stores are allowed to circulate to prepare logistics, arrange goods and clean and disinfect business areas.

• The flight crews go on business trips according to the plan of the licensed flights and the officers and employees of the units under the Vietnam Airlines Corporation in the South region to perform their duties to serve the flights. cargo flights, medical equipment, vaccines.

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     Almost all people are not allowed to go out to the streets to minimize the possibility of community infection, localize the infection area, and focus on treating F0.

     However, recently, many people still wonder about the question "Why can many people stay at home still be infected with SARS-CoV-2 ?" Let's explore this question together, so that we can properly protect ourselves and our families, especially during the current period of strict social distancing.

     Cause: As we all know, the virus is present in the nose and throat of the sick person. It is in the secretions of the nose, throat, when F0 sneezes, breathes, ... the virus will be spread, stick on hands, feet and surfaces of objects. Our hands coming into contact with those objects and bringing them to our face will also be a risk of infection. And here are some habits that can cause Covid infection even though you are still at home to practice distance:

1. Get food

     The virus can stay on the surface of food and how long it lasts depends on different environments, so even if you don't go out, when you receive contaminated food, there will be a risk of infection. Therefore, when receiving food that needs to be disinfected, washable foods need to be washed and disinfected to ensure safety.

                     
 Food outside

2. Holding money, phone but not disinfecting

     We can see two items that we use most often, hold the most, but often forget to disinfect, which are banknotes and phones. The phone is an intermediate item or is held close to the face to listen, so it is very easy to infect, especially when handling other items that have been infected with the virus.

Cleaning and disinfecting the phone
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     Next is paper money, which is also an intermediary that is transmitted through the hands of many people, so the possibility of infection is quite high. In addition, wallets, bank cards, etc. are similar.

     Thus, we need to pay attention to regularly disinfect these items, wash hands with soap after contact and use.

3. Holding and holding other items but not disinfecting

     Items such as doorknobs, cups, spoons, chopsticks, drinking glasses, etc. are common household items. Therefore, it is necessary to disinfect and clean thoroughly to avoid the case that relatives traveling from outside are infected with the virus, which will infect family members through these intermediate items.

Illustration (Source: Channel 14)

4. Family members coming from outside

     Viruses can stick to clothes, hair, masks, etc., so when you come back from outside, you need to spray the whole body with disinfectant, take a shower and wash your clothes right away before doing normal activities in the house.

     In addition, each person's resistance is also one of the important factors in protecting themselves against the pandemic, regularly exercising, sports, eating and sleeping scientifically to strengthen resistance. , the body's immune system. Protecting your own health is also protecting the health of your family and community.

     The above are the notes to avoid to minimize the cause of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection when practicing distance at home. Hope can help everyone in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Let's join hands, make efforts to protect ourselves and our community.

Illustration: Source: Social Insurance

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