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What type of disinfectant can I use to wipe down surfaces to protect against COVID-19?

If a surface is dirty, first wipe it down with regular household soap or detergent and rinse with water.

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@WHO @WHOPhilippines @WHO_Mongolia @takeshi_kasai @DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOThailand @WHOTimorLeste Q: How do I ensure clothes and bed linen don’t spread novel coronavirus?

A: Don’t carry dirty linen or clothes against your body. Wash them in hot water (between 60-90°C) with laundry detergent or soap.

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Q: Does smoking have an effect on the new coronavirus #COVID19?

A: Smoking does not protect against COVID-19. 

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@WHO @WHOPhilippines @WHO_Mongolia @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOTimorLeste @WHOThailand @DrTedros Q: What should I do if shops are sold out of hand sanitizer?

A: That's okay. Washing your hands using regular soap and water is also effective against #COVID19.
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Q: Can #COVID19 spread through faeces 💩? 

A: Like other coronaviruses, this virus can be found in faeces. But COVID-19 spreads primarily through close contact with an infected person or the droplets released when they sneeze or cough. ➡️bit.ly/COVID19Mythbus…

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Q: Can the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) survive in hot and humid climates?

A: Yes, 2019-nCoV has spread to countries with both hot and humid climates, as well as cold and dry.

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Q: Does drinking water alleviates a sore throat, does this also protect against 2019-nCoV infection?

A: While staying hydrated by drinking water is important for overall health, it does not prevent coronavirus infection.
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Q: Does drinking alcohol 
prevent the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV)?

A: No, drinking alcohol does not protect you from 2019-nCoV infection.

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World Health Organization Western Pacific
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Stay healthy while travelling!

🔻Cover your👃and 👄 when coughing or sneezing🤧
🔻Always wash your hands👋
🔻Discard single-use masks😷properly after use
🔻If you become sick, inform crew and seek medical care!
🔻Share your travel history with your health care provider.
@WHOPhilippines @WHO_Mongolia @MITTFJ @TourismFiji @TourismPHL @dfat @JapanTravelAdv @ChinaairlinesEN @FijiAirways @CebuPacificAir Stay healthy while travelling!
🔻Avoid close contact with people who suffer from fever and cough 🥵🤒😷
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@WHOPhilippines @WHO_Mongolia @MITTFJ @TourismFiji @TourismPHL @dfat @JapanTravelAdv @ChinaairlinesEN @FijiAirways @CebuPacificAir @WHO @WHOSEARO @DrTedros @takeshi_kasai @WHOIndonesia @WHOThailand @WHO_Europe Stay healthy while travelling!
😋 Eat only well-cooked food
🚫Avoid close contact and travel with sick animals
🚫Avoid spitting in public
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To reduce risk of #coronavirus, Practice #FoodSafety!
🛑Use different chopping boards and 🔪for raw 🥩 and cooked food
🛑Wash your 👋 when preparing meals
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@WHOPhilippines @WHO_Mongolia @takeshi_kasai @DOHgov @KKMPutrajaya @KoreaCDC @WHOKobe @AMRCRC_JAPAN @MHLWitter @jameschau Good #HandHygiene stops infections before they start.

Are you washing your hands the right way?
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Your behavior impacts your heart health.
The effects of behavioural risk factors like an unhealthy diet may show up as:
-raised blood pressure
-raised blood glucose (blood sugar)
-raised blood lipids (fatty acids and cholesterol)
-being overweight or obese
#BeatNCDs
Simple ways to increase you food and vegetable intake:

🥦Always include vegetables in your meals

🍎Eat fresh fruits and raw vegetables as snacks

🥑Eat fresh fruits and vegetables in season

🥗Eat a variety of choices of fruits and vegetables

#BeatNCDs
🙅🏻‍♀️Would you eat 12 🥄teaspoons of sugar in one sitting?

Probably not.

But #DYK that one serving of fruit juice can contain up to 9.5 teaspoons of sugar?

Reducing your sugar intake can help you #BeatNCDs.
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Dear Friends:
The media (which now includes @FoxNews, @ABC, @NBCNews, @CBSNews, @TheView, @CNN, etc) have been putting “medical experts” on every show telling you that “PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BUY N95 MASKS”

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They then follow in the next sentence that citizens buying N95 masks prevent medical professionals from being able to buy N95 masks.

The news media is lying to you so you DO NOT want to buy N95 masks.

N95 masks DO WORK! They just don’t want YOU to own them!!!!!
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Hospitals are NOT buying N95 masks from Walgreens and CVS, I assure you.

The news media to dissuading folks from purchasing proper PPE is inappropriate!

Protect yourselves in ANY way you see fit!
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Alberto García-Salido
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Hace un par de días hablamos sobre #COVIDー19 en @MasDeUno con @carlos__alsina
Sin alarmar pero, al tiempo, sin banalizar ni aplicando comparaciones sencillas pero inexactas con epidemias previas o virus como el de la gripe.
Os invito a escucharlo.
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Estamos probablemente en una situación que en el mundo moderno no se había vivido antes.
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Ayer desde la @WHO destacaron su enorme trabajo.
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How bad will the #Covid-19 outbreak get? A leading epidemiologist has claimed it could infect 60% of the world’s population. It seems to be more contagious than 2009 swine flu, which it is estimated infected 24% of the world’s population. bit.ly/39Elhrt
The death rate is hard to calculate without knowing the true number of cases. Epidemiologists think many mild cases are going undetected. If so, the overall death rate may be only 1 per cent. #Covid-19
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Wuhan, the centre of the epidemic, has been locked down since 23 January. The streets are largely empty, but supermarkets remain open and well stocked. #Covid-19
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Water is life, yet 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water🚰bit.ly/2L1GKl3 #WWWeek
@WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source 🚰 contaminated with 💩.
Those left behind without safe water suffer the worst health consequences.
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@WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas.

Cholera recurs again and again where people are left behind without safe water 💧

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