When leaving home Sanitize your hands before leaving home; Take with you alcohol or disinfecting gel; Take also gloves and protection mask, if necessary in your work activity; After touching door handles, elevator buttons and other objects, sanitize your hands; Try not to share elevators with other people; Never touch your mouth, nose or eyes before washing your hands with water and soap for, at least, 20 seconds. In public transports Use mask and gloves as additional protection, if that is the indication of the health authorities; In stairwells (in the subway, for instance), keep yourself at a safe distance of 1.5 meters to other persons; While waiting for public transport, also observe the safe distance rule of 1.5 meters to other people; Do the same, whenever possible, in the public transport that you have to use; If you touch knobs, handles or handrails and exit buttons, do not touch the eyes, nose and mouth with your hands; As soon as you get out of the bus or subway, sanitize your hands. If you cannot do it immediately, do not touch your face; Avoid touching your mobile phone. If you do, do not forget to sanitize it; These precautions should also be followed when using taxis or public transport vehicles by digital application (TVDE). In your own transport Sanitize your hands after opening the door and entering the vehicle; Once inside the vehicle, do the same to all surfaces of frequent contact, such as the steering wheel and gearstick; After putting fuel, sanitize your hands. If you do it yourself, use the plastic gloves available at the gas station or sanitize your hands afterwards; Take the same sanitizing precautions concerning the surfaces of frequent contact, when driving motorcycles; If you use a bike, also sanitize the handlebar, lock, chain and other surfaces touched by the hands; The hands should always be properly washed with water and soap, after using any vehicle. At workplace Check if the workplace is clean and sanitized; Surfaces (tables) and objects (phones, keyboards) must be cleaned with disinfectant on a daily basis, several times a day; At work, if you have to touch other equipment or wear a uniform, check if the locker room is sanitized and always wash your hands before and after changing clothes; Before going to the cafeteria or canteen, wash your hands properly; In the canteen, observe the distance of 1.5 meters to others. At each table, only one person should be sited. Disinfect the tray with alcohol or other adequate product. After the meal, sanitize the chair and table. ATM machines and food products vending machines are potentially infected equipment. Always sanitize your hands after using them. When returning home You should have a space established as “dirty zone” at the entry of the house, where to take off your shoes and coat; Always have a cloth or rug on the floor and a hanger to hang your coat and / or bag, a trash can with pedal, detergent to clean and disinfect the floor, a disposable paper roll and alcoholic gel; In that space, take off your shoes and clean the soles with diluted bleach, using the disposable paper; Disinfect your hands with alcoholic gel, take off the clothes worn out of the house and put them in a plastic bag to take them to be washed. Clean your hands again with alcoholic gel; In the established “clean zone” of the house, put on your slippers or other footwear to use at home. Then, take a bath; The used clothes should be washed, as well as the floor cloth or rug. Source: World Health Organization Click here for more information and advice of Hospital da Luz about the novel coronavírus COVID-19 epidemic . The content published in the Health Guide is intended for the general public and is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not replace individual medical assessment, diagnosis, or personalized clinical advice from a qualified healthcare professional. The content is produced or reviewed by physicians and other healthcare professionals at Hospital da Luz and is based on the knowledge available at the time of publication or the most recent update, as indicated at the beginning of each item.
