About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

There are simple everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses: includes the current flu and should the Coronavirus virus spread.

There is a wise old saying attributed to Benjamin Franklin :

 An ounce of prevention 

 is worth a pound of cure!

These include
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick - and if you are feeling ill, avoid close contact with others.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. [ Children are taught to wash hands the amount of time to sing the alphabet!]                                                                                     Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.

If you are sick, to keep from spreading respiratory illness to others, you should
 • Stay home when you are sick.
 • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Lack a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow.. so you don't touch things with a germ filled hand.
 • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

Everyone is encouraged to remain alert to reports of a US break-out  occurring and to be aware of the information posted at:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf