Pictorial illustration of corona lockdown has affected human hygiene
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Explanation:
It is highly unlikely that people can contract COVID-19 from food or food packaging. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness and the primary transmission route is through person-to- person contact and through direct contact with respiratory droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
There is no evidence to date of viruses that cause respiratory illnesses being transmitted via food or food packaging. Coronaviruses cannot multiply in food; they need an animal or human host to multiply.
Answer:
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India have touched 200, the authorities are resorting to stricter methods to control the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. As a result, Mumbai is already under a partial lockdown till the end of the March. The shutdown will practically close everything barring essential services such as drinking water, banking, telephone, internet, railway, other modes of transportation, food, vegetables, groceries, hospitals, medical centres, medical stores and electricity.
So you are sitting at home (and working from home, if you are lucky), you have stocked up enough supplies to last a month or two in case of an emergency and have at least one sanitizer each for each family member in the house. In short, you are all set to battle at least a month or two of uncertainty and dread. However, what if we told you that being under a lockdown doesn't necessarily guarantee that you are safe and sound within the four walls of your home? Yes, you read that right.
Don’t worry, here is a foolproof guide that can help you survive the lockdown and come out of it stronger.
1. The shoes stay out
Remember the olden days when footwear were meant to stay outdoors, no matter whose house you were entering? Yes, it is time to bring that habit back. Of course, being in isolation means that you will be holed up inside your home but there are plenty of people that may come to your place. These include housemaids, cooks, milkman, vegetable vendors etc. So, make sure that you ask them to keep their shoes out, especially if they visited other houses before yours.
2. Handwashing is a NECESSITY
Also, ensure that everyone who knocks your door washes his/her hands fervently before touching anything else. You may keep a sanitizer outside your home for this purpose. You also need to sanitize yourself after collecting whatever you were supposed to take to keep the germs out.
3. Disinfect everything
We cannot stress enough on the importance of disinfecting commonly used objects like a television remote control, laptop, tabletops, dinner table, kitchen counter etc. Yes, even when you are on lockdown, we are humans and we tend to sneeze, cough and most importantly TALK. So the respiratory droplets keep paving their way to objects around us.
4. Put a pause on ordering food online