GOOD hygiene and physical distancing are the best ways to protect yourself and everyone around you from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) according to the World Health Organization. The virus spreads through droplets expelled by a person who has the disease, including by contact with surfaces a sick person has touched. Because most of us can’t isolate ourselves entirely, good hand hygiene can be the final barrier between us and the disease.
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