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HOW DOES #COVID19 SPREAD?

#COVID19 is spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks.

It is critical to #StayAtHome and avoid large gatherings.

If you must leave home, please #PreventCOVID19Spread by practicing physical distancing and wearing a face mask.

#TakeResponsibility
NA YOUR HAND E DEY
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#PreventCOVID19Spread.

Remember to cough or sneeze into a tissue and dispose in a covered waste bin.


If a tissue is not available, please cough or sneeze into your bent elbow

#TakeResponsibility
#StayAtHome
#FlattenTheCurve
NA YOUR HAND E DEY to #PreventCOVID19Spread!

Remember to wash your hands frequently with soap under running water for at least 20 seconds

If water is not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitser

#TakeResponsibility
Despite the ease of the lockdown starting 4th May, it is critical for those managing public spaces to adhere to these measures to #PreventCOVID19Spread:

💦 Provision of handwashing facilities/sanitisers
👥 No gathering of >20 people
🌡 Mandatory temperature checks

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NCDC's strategy prioritises testing as a way to #PreventCOVID19Spread by identifying, tracing & isolating cases.

Active case finding in communities helps identify people with #COVID19 that show no symptoms, but can transmit the virus to others

Read more via:
https://nigeriahealthwatch.com/scaling-up-covid-19-testing%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aactive-case-finding-in-the-fct/#.XrOX0hNKi8p
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