The fear of the corona virus is omnipresent. But everyone can easily do something for their safety. A Munich doctor reveals where the virus is lurking.
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Munich - Corona and the fear of becoming infected with the virus is omnipresent. Because: Everyone can manage to limit their contact with other people as much as possible. To rule out contact with pathogens completely, but this is practically impossible. The danger is invisible and therefore even more worrying.
Nevertheless, there is good news: everyone can easily do something for their safety. "Be sure to wash your hands," advises Dr. Friedemann Gebhardt. That is the essential factor in the protection against Covid-19 ! What sounds simple has a very simple background. "The virus is enveloped," explains the head of the hygiene department at the Isar Clinic on the right . There is a kind of layer of fat around the pathogen that breaks when it comes into contact with soap .
Coronavirus: Munich doctor reveals where the corona risk is most likely to be
This is important to know because we can encounter Corona almost everywhere in everyday life . Gebhardt explains that the virus survives up to 72 hours on plastic and stainless steel . That means: the viruses can stick to the handle of a shopping cart as well as to the door openers of the subway, to light switches or door handles . On paper, Covid-19 only remains active for 24 hours . That is why the expert considers it advisable to pay with the card instead of bank notes or coins. You should wipe the cell phone every now and then, just like at home, you can clean more thoroughly and with detergent water.
We were busy at the counter today and built food slides #COVID ー 19 pic.twitter.com/UIJrR1em24
- Angela Lüke (@Angelalueke) March 23, 2020None of this hurts. According to Gebhardt, hand hygiene is far more important. Because: The pathogens can get directly into our body with the smear infection. It becomes dangerous, for example, when someone is shopping and touching his face , mouth or eyes.
"This is absolutely to be avoided," explains the 43-year-old. Everyone is advised to pay close attention to their movements when they are out and there is no way to wash their hands. That should happen immediately when you enter your home: "This way I avoid carrying the pathogen into the apartment."
Corona virus: washing your hands for at least 30 seconds helps - comply with hygiene standards
Important: Wash your hands thoroughly with soap for at least 30 seconds . What should be a matter of course becomes an important factor in Corona times: comply with hygiene standards ! "For example, I wash my hands before I eat," says Gebhardt. Or also clean foods such as vegetables and fruits, which are unlikely to carry corona viruses.
Dr. Friedemann Gebhardt advises: "Wash your hands".
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A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the virus can survive in the air for up to three hours. "It is therefore advisable to regularly ventilate your own apartment," advises Gebhardt. Especially if you live with a sick person. This simple action also significantly reduces the risk of corona .
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