At home

Disinfect all the surfaces of your house using a proper disinfectant. If you have a patient at home with an illness, make sure s/he isolates in a separate room with an attached bathroom. In this case, reverse isolation can also be done. 

Suppose there is an immunocompromised patient at home. In that case, the patient and his/her caretaker should be isolated to prevent them from catching the infection.

On entering the house, ensure you leave your footwear outside and head to the washroom before meeting anyone. Especially avoid holding or touching children or any surfaces before washing yourself. Discard the clothes you have used and put it for washing with an antiseptic solution, clean all the exposed parts of your body, and then mingle with your family.

When you get groceries home, make sure you throw all the outer packaging immediately and keep the groceries in the storage area. Before using the groceries, wash them thoroughly before using, make sure you avoid raw vegetables or salads, cook your food well before consuming.

At work

In the office, ensure you maintain a social distance of 1 meter with your colleagues. Wear a mask most of the time; if you want to have a mask-free time, make sure you are in an isolated and secluded area.

Wearing a mask itself is not enough; it has to be well fitted. You can test this aspect by blowing into the mask after wearing clear glasses. If you see fogging over the glasses, the mask you are wearing does not fit you well.

Keep yourself well-hydrated and wash your hands frequently, at least for 20 seconds, following proper hand hygiene procedures. If you have a colleague who appears unwell, report to the higher authorities or the clinic to isolate him/her at the earliest.

You can have a secure home and office by following social distancing and surface decontamination with frequent hand washing.

Use the picture attached to follow the recommended hand washing procedures to keep your hands safe.