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  • The more people come into your house the higher the risk of getting coronavirus
  • Stay home. Do not go visiting neighbours, friends and relatives.
  • Keep the virus away from your home by avoiding visitors
  • Everyone can have the disease, including the people you share your house with. Keep intimacy with your spouse at a minimum
  • If you share cooking utensils with other families and neighbours, always clean before use
  • If you are sleeping in a crowded room, try having a pillow between you and the next person
  • Stay safe from other diseases, especially malaria. It is still the biggest killer disease. Use mosquito nets and clean your surroundings

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For Markets” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Amaranth%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]

  • You are at high risk because the markets are tight and there a lot of people
  • Do not touch customers or go very close to them when trying to coax them to come to your table
  • Mark a spot in front of your table where your customer should stand. Take one step back and mark another spot where you will stand.
  • If you are sharing your table, make sure you and your companion are on opposite sides of the table
  • Do not blow into new plastic bags when you want to open them, especially if you are going to put food in it for someone else
  • Clean around your surroundings often to avoid mosquito bites and malaria

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For Drivers and Apprentices” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Amaranth%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]

  • You are at high risk because you will interact with a lot of customers
  • Have a sanitizer in your car that you and your customers can use. Both of you should it after payment is made.
  • If you are sharing taxis/poda poda with someone else, wipe the steering, gear, handbrake, dashboard and other surfaces with sanitizer or soapy water before you start driving

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For Prisons/Police Stations” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Amaranth%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]

  • You are at high risk because a lot of people come and go and you don’t know where they are coming from
  • Wipe counters, pens, books etc before use

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  • You are at high risk as you may not be eating properly and your ability to fight the sickness may be low
  • Wash hands as much as possible using Veronica buckets available to the public at markets, community centers etc
  • Wipe the surface of the object you are going to sleep on with soapy water and cloth; allow to dry before you sleep

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For persons with disability or elderly” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Amaranth%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]

  • You are at high risk because you constantly are interacting with people who support you
  • Make sure those that provide you care wash their hands before they interact with you
  • Make sure that your caregiver is not within touching distance when you are not in need of them
  • When they are helping you, try to keep your faces away from each other as much as possible/in different directions if possible. If possible, talk less too.
  • Make sure your surroundings are clean to avoid mosquito bites and malaria. It is still the biggest killer disease.

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For small businesses (Fula shops, tailor shops, saloons, cookery sellers, ataya bases)” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Amaranth%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]

  • You are at high risk because you will interact with a lot of customers and other colleagues
  • If you are sharing taxis/poda poda with someone else, wipe the steering with sanitizer or soapy water before you start driving
  • Clean objects you share with other people with sanitizer before use and after use with customers. These include scissors, combs, plates, cups spoons
  • Regularly clean surfaces in the shops like counters, tables, sewing machines

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To know more about the Coronavirus, please visit the World Health Organization

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