Ways to protect against the corona (corona) virus are possible with individual measures to be taken.
In particular, individuals need to pay attention to their own hygiene and the hygiene of those around them, avoid being in crowded areas, and avoid contact with people.
1) What should we do against the coronavirus in public transportation vehicles?
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Specialist Songül Özer answers this frequently asked question regarding Covid-19 as follows: “Of course, we do not have the chance to choose the people we will be side by side with in public transportation vehicles. Well, what are we going to do?
If we encounter someone sneezing or coughing, or if there is someone near or close to us who we think is feeling bad, let's try not to approach them closer than 1 meter, if possible. But of course, this will not always be possible in public transportation. If we also have such complaints and exhibit such symptoms, we will actually protect ourselves first. In other words, it is very important for the sick person to wear a mask here. When sneezing, if we have a tissue, we should cough or sneeze by immediately covering our mouth and nose with the tissue. Then we need to immediately throw that tissue into a place where no one will touch it, or at least put it in our pocket and then throw it in the nearest trash can we find. Or, if we don't have such a tissue with us, we need to cough or sneeze into the inner surface of our elbow. Hand washing is also very important here. If we had to make close contact with such a person, let's wash our hands with regular water and regular soap at the nearest place we find. This is the only method of protection against the coronavirus.”
2) How to strengthen your immune system against viruses?
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Specialist Songül Özer answers this frequently asked question regarding Covid-19 as follows: “The coronavirus is just one of the microorganisms in our life. There are dozens of viruses and dozens of bacteria causing epidemics like the coronavirus. Well, will we continue to encounter these viruses, these bacteria, or fungi all the time?
Yes, these will always be in our lives. Then how will we protect ourselves? Or if these viruses enter our bodies, the rate of being affected will be very different for all of us. So it all comes down to the immune system. If we keep our immune system strong, in other words, if we eat a balanced diet, we will be strong. What does eating a balanced diet mean? If we eat a little bit of everything—of course, if there are foods forbidden to us, if we have to follow a special diet, that's different. But if we eat a little bit and in sufficient quantities from all kinds of food, that means eating a balanced diet. Well, sleep? Yes, this is also very important. Being able to get an average of 8 to 10 hours of night sleep is very important. Movement: doing regular exercises according to everyone's age, gender, and body structure. We don't necessarily have to go to gyms. We don't necessarily have to do gymnastics with equipment. Simple walks, short walks that will not make us sweat, by the normal seaside or in places with high oxygen that you can find. These and, of course, and of course, staying away from stress. This is the way to strengthen our immune system. Special supplements are only necessary for certain people. Not everyone needs to use vitamins, not everyone needs to use immune-boosting drugs. A balanced diet, regular sleep, and regular exercise are the keys to strengthening our immune system.”
3) What should we do against the coronavirus in the work environment?
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Specialist Songül Özer answers this frequently asked question regarding Covid-19 as follows: “If we have a colleague in the same workplace or even in the same room showing symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections such as a cold or flu, the simplest thing we can do is to try not to approach this person more than 1 meter.
If we don't have such a chance and have to approach closer than 1 meter, we can wear a regular mask. This does not necessarily have to be a special N95 type mask. The normal surgical mask I mentioned. Of course, we must not forget that commonly used items and office supplies such as commonly used telephones can carry this virus, even for a short time. Even door handles or computer keyboards can be contagious in this sense. Therefore, the most important thing is hand washing. Washing our hands with regular water and regular soap for 20-30 seconds before wearing the mask, after removing the mask, or after touching common areas will protect us. Well, what will we do if we are at home?
4) What should we do against the coronavirus at home?
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Specialist Songül Özer answers this frequently asked question regarding Covid-19 as follows: There is a risk group for the coronavirus. People under the age of 2 and over the age of 65, or those with underlying diseases, those with respiratory system diseases, those with COPD, those with heart failure, those with kidney failure, or people who have had an organ transplant, and people who have to use immunosuppressive drugs for any reason.
What should we do if we are with such people at home, for example, if we have our elderly or children? If there are children going to school, or if we share the same house with our relatives who have to live or work in crowded places. Here, if we are together with the people in this risk group that we mentioned, the thing we will do is actually the same again. We must wash our hands with regular water and soap again, and if we have to share the same environment with people carrying such disease symptoms, we must take care to wear a surgical mask, a regular mask. Please pay attention to these rules when interacting with our elderly or very young relatives. Well, all of us or many of us have to use public transportation during the day. What will we do if we encounter someone showing such upper respiratory symptoms while in public transportation vehicles? We will explain that in the next video as well.”
5) Pay attention to these to protect against the coronavirus!
The coronavirus epidemic is on our agenda and seems to remain on our agenda for a while. Unfortunately, we have all become afraid of the coronavirus. Some of us may work in places called open offices where many people use the same hall. There may be people expressing that they have a cough, sneezing, or high fever at one of these desks, among our colleagues working in this hall. There may be co-workers with such complaints. First of all, we will not panic.
This is very important. Because not everyone who sneezes, has a high fever, or shows symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection such as a cold symptoms means they carry the coronavirus infection.