Manish Advani passionate about sustainability and storytelling, also known as the Coconut man of India. The Coconut man of India explains us How to cure Corona Virus through BASM Formula. In Which B stands for Balanced diet, A in BASM stands for Attitude, S stands for Social distancing and sanitizing and M stands for Mask and Meditation.
- Don’t leave home unless to get medical care – Restrict your activities just to your home and avoid visiting work, school, or any other public areas. You should also try to avoid public transport as much as possible.
- Keep yourself away from other members of the family, including any pets – It’s better to keep yourself restricted to a separate room and also use a separate bathroom, if possible. Moreover, it’s important for infected people to stay away from animals in general. Until more information is collected on COVID-19, avoid snuggling, kissing, or sharing food with animals.
- Call before visiting your doctor – If you have a medical appointment, it’s best to let the doctor know from beforehand so that they can take proper steps to keep other people from being infected.
- Wear a mask – Whenever you’re outside in a public place, you should always wear a facemask.
- Cover your mouth while coughing and sneezing – You should also cover your mouth with a tissue while coughing or sneezing. It’s also a good idea to throw the tissues after you’ve used them.
- Clean your hands thoroughly – Immediately after you cough or sneeze, and also at other times, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap water or use an alcohol-based sanitiser. The sanitiser should contain at least 60-95% of alcohol.
- Avoid sharing personal items – It’s important that you keep away the personal items you use on a daily basis such as drinking glasses, dishes, and towels away from your family and pets.
- Clean surfaces and objects prone to high touch – Some of the common surfaces or objects such as doorknobs and tabletops that may be accessed by everyone should be cleaned to avoid the transfer of the virus. It’s also important to clean any objects that are contaminated with body fluids or blood.
- Monitor symptoms – In case you feel that the symptoms are getting worse, you should call your healthcare provider and get checked.
You should remain in home isolation until your healthcare provider feels that the risks of secondary transmission are low.
Now looking at it from the other end, below are the steps for healthy people in the family to follow to avoid getting infected with the Coronavirus:
- It’s important to ensure that the infected person follows all the precautions laid down by the healthcare provider
Try to monitor the symptoms of the infected person. If the symptoms get worse, then you should inform the healthcare provider - You should also stay in a separate room and use a separate bathroom away from the infected person. It’s important to ensure that any pets should stay away as well
- It’s best to avoid any visitors at this point
- It’s important to ensure that the shared spaces in the home should have good ventilation and air circulation. You can turn on the air conditioning or keep the windows open.
- It’s important to maintain proper hygiene to avoid transmission of the virus. Make sure you wash your hands for about 20 seconds with soap and water. In the absence of soap and water, you can use an alcohol-based sanitiser, where the alcohol content is at least 60-95%.
- Avoid touching your nose, mouth, or eyes too much unless your hands are washed.
- If you’re in the same room as the infected person, then you should keep a mask with you.
- You should always wear a facemask before coming in contact with the infected person’s stool, blood, or body fluids.
- You shouldn’t reuse facemasks or gloves and dispose of them right away. When you’re removing the protective covers, start with the glove first and immediately wash your hands.
- Wash all the laundry thoroughly. Discard all the clothes that are contaminated with blood, stool, or body fluids. You should always wear gloves while you’re dealing with the soiled items. Clean your hands immediately after handling the soiled items.
- In case of any further doubts, issues, or problems, call up the concerned healthcare provider and follow their directives.