Guide for General Public to Prevent Pneumonia Caused by the Novel Coronavirus
The pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus is a new disease. The general public should better protect themselves against this epidemic. In order to help international friends to acquire relevant knowledge of prevention, Hubei Provincial Foreign Affairs Office has compiled and translated this guide into multiple languages according to the Public Prevention Guide provided by the National Health Commission. The following is the Guide for General Public to Prevent Pneumonia Caused by the Novel Coronavirus.
Reduce outdoor activities
1. Avoid visiting areas where the disease is prevalent.
2. Make less visits to relatives and friends and have less get-togethers during the period of epidemic prevention and control, and stay at home as much as possible.
3. Try to avoid visits to crowded public places, especially places of poor ventilation, such as public bathrooms, hot springs, cinemas, internet bars, Karaokes, shopping malls, bus/train stations, airports, ferry terminals and exhibition centers, etc.
Personal protection and hand hygiene
1. Wear a mask when going out. A surgical or N95 mask shall be worn when you visit public places, go to the hospital or take public transportation.
2. Maintain hand hygiene. Avoid touching public objects and facilities. After returning from public places, covering your cough, using the restroom, and before meals, wash your hands with soap or liquid soap under running water, or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Avoid touching your mouth, nose or eyes when you are unsure whether your hands are clean or not. Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow when sneezing or coughing.
Health monitoring and seeking medical attention
1. Monitor the health conditions of you and your household members. Measure your temperatures when you feel like having a fever. If you have kid(s) at home, touch the kid’s forehead in the morning and at night. Measure the kid's temperature in case of fever.
2. Wear a mask and seek medical attention at nearby hospitals in case of suspicious symptoms. Go to the medical institution in a timely manner in case of the suspicious symptoms relating to the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. Such symptoms include fever, cough, pharyngalgia, chest distress, dyspnea, mildly poor appetite, fatigue, mild lethargy, nausea, diarrhea, headache, palpitation, conjunctivitis, mildly sore limb or back muscles, etc. Try to avoid taking the metro, bus and other public transportation and avoid crowded places. Tell the doctor your travel and residence history in epidemic areas, and who you met after you got the disease. Cooperate with your doctor on the relevant queries.
Keep good hygiene and health habits
1. Open the windows of your house frequently for better ventilation.
2. Do not share towels with your household members. Keep your home and tableware clean. Sun-cure your clothes and quilts often.
3. Do not spit. Wrap your oral and nasal secretion with tissue and throw it in a covered dustbin.
4. Balance your nutrition and exercise moderately.
5. Do not touch, buy or eat wild animals (gamey). Try to avoid visiting markets that sell live animals.
6. Prepare thermometer, surgical or N95 masks, domestic disinfectant and other supplies at home.
新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎通用预防指南
新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎是一种新发疾病，公众应切实加强预防。为帮助外国人了解掌握相关预防知识，湖北省人民政府外事办公室根据国家卫健委发布的公众预防指南，整理出多语种防护手册，本期发布《新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎通用预防指南》，供参考。
一、尽量减少外出活动
1、避免去疾病正在流行的地区。
2、建议疫情防控期间减少走亲访友和聚餐，尽量在家休息。
3、减少到人员密集的公共场所活动，尤其是空气流动性差的地方，例如公共浴池、温泉、影院、网吧、KTV、商场、车站、机场、码头、展览馆等。
二、个人防护和手卫生
1、建议外出佩戴口罩。外出前往公共场所、就医和乘坐公共交通工具时，佩戴医用外科口罩或N95口罩。
2、保持手卫生。减少接触公共场所的公共物品和部位；从公共场所返回、咳嗽手捂之后、饭前便后，用洗手液或香皂流水洗手，或者使用含酒精成分的免洗洗手液；不确定手是否清洁时，避免用手接触口鼻眼；打喷嚏或咳嗽时，用衣肘遮住口鼻。
三、健康监测和就医
1、主动做好个人与家庭成员的健康监测，自觉发热时要主动测量体温。家中有小孩的，要早晚摸小孩的额头，如有发热要为其测量体温。
2、若出现可疑症状，应主动戴上口罩及时就近就医。若出现新型冠状病毒感染可疑症状（包括发热、咳嗽、咽痛、胸闷、呼吸困难、轻度纳差、乏力、精神稍差、恶心呕吐、腹泻、头痛、心慌、结膜炎、轻度四肢或腰背部肌肉酸痛等），应根据病情，及时到医疗机构就诊。并尽量避免乘坐地铁、公共汽车等交通工具，避免前往人群密集的场所。就诊时应主动告诉医生自己的相关疾病流行地区的旅行居住史，以及发病后接触过什么人，配合医生开展相关调查。
四、保持良好卫生和健康习惯
1、居室勤开窗，经常通风。
2、家庭成员不共用毛巾，保持家居、餐具清洁，勤晒衣被。
3、不随地吐痰，口鼻分泌物用纸巾包好，弃置于有盖垃圾箱内。
4、注意营养，适度运动。
5、不要接触、购买和食用野生动物（即野味）；尽量避免前往售卖活体动物的市场。
6、家庭备置体温计、医用外科口罩或N95口罩、家用消毒用品等物资。
