Emphasis on compliance with hygiene rules of the Health Department
“Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth with your hands.”
On the 25th, the California State Department of Health asked people not to touch their faces with their hands as the number of corona and flu patients surged.
The Health Department also emphasized that “regular hand washing alone can prevent the transmission of respiratory diseases” and “if soap and water are not available, disinfect hands frequently with hand sanitizer.”
The California Department of Health said on the same day that cases are increasing across Los Angeles County, San Diego, Orange County, Riverside and Imperial Counties, and the risk of contracting a triple epidemic, including the flu, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is increasing. Residents are urged to follow hygiene rules.
In particular, it was advised to wash your hands first before scratching an itchy spot, and to wash your hands once more following scratching, and also urged you to get the corona vaccine and flu vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently warning that Californians are more susceptible to contracting the flu and RSV if they touch contaminated surfaces or faces. In the case of coronavirus, it is generally spread through the air. Mainly, when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, splashes on the surface of the mucous membranes of the other person’s eyes, nose, or mouth, or touches the eyes, nose, or mouth with the hand that touched it. In most cases, transfer
According to the CDC, California’s flu infection level was found to be ‘high’ for the week starting on the 13th. That’s far ahead of Texas, Florida, New York and Illinois. In the case of a San Diego hospital, emergency room patients are overflowing, so they set up a tent outside the emergency room and see patients.
The California Department of Public Health advised, “Even if you try not to touch your face with your hands, it is not easy to actually do this.”
Reporter Jang Yeon-hwa