You know the barrier gestures that have been hammered on all branches to curb the transmission of the virus. These individual and collective actions are the best way to slow the spread of the epidemic. But do you respect them all? A useful little reminder …
The barrier gestures (Where barrier measuress) are the individual and collective actions likely to slow the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. They apply in the private sphere but also in the public sphere (when you go to a business for example) and are there to slow the spread of contagious germs. These barrier gestures thus concern both the individual and society as a whole.
The modes of transmission of the virus?
In the case of coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), transmission occurs first by air: by coughing, sneezing and postilions). But Covid-19 (and its variants) is a very contagious disease. It can also be spread through close contact with an infected person, such as kissing or shaking hands.
It can also be caught by touching contaminated objects, such as a subway ramp, a doorknob, an elevator button, etc. We then speak of manual transmission of the coronavirus. And we know that the previous coronaviruses could survive up to 3 hours on dry inert surfaces and up to 6 days in a humid environment.
The coronavirus has, in most of the cases observed, a incubation time estimated between 3 and 5 days, but in extreme cases it can be up to 2 weeks. As a reminder, the incubation time is the time between exposure to the virus and the manifestation of the first symptoms.
The 10 barrier gestures to respect
here are the good gestures which make it possible to limit the spread and transmission of the coronavirus but also to protect against it.
- wash your hands several times a day for at least 20 seconds or use a hydroalcoholic solution, not forgetting fingernails and fingertips, between fingers and wrists!
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands have not been washed immediately before.
- Cover your mouth when you cough sneeze into your sleeve or in a disposable tissue (and throw it away afterwards) and pass this good reflex on to children.
- Wear a mask in the presence of other people or keep a distance of at least 2 meters and limit physical contact.
- Avoid shaking hands, kissing, share your personal effects (cutlery, glass, toothbrush, towel, etc.).
- Avoid busy places (public transport, supermarkets at peak times …) and do not take infants and children there.
- Avoid bringing people together in the same room by promoting teleworking and telephone meetings, and always recommend a safe distance between everyone and their nearest neighbor (at least 1.5 m).
- Do not visit fragile people : pregnant women, the elderly, infants, immunocompromised or recovering persons.
- Always wash your personal items, bed linen, dishes, in hot water (washing machine at 60 ° C and dishwasher °.
- Think of ventilate your home several times a day (by opening the windows for ten minutes) to renew the air.
In the unfortunate event that someone around you has been infected, ask him to isolate himself other family members in his room. As a precaution, disinfect any surfaces it may have touched with alcohol at 90 ° C (remote controls, switches, door handles, telephone, etc.).
After the barrier gestures, the containment measures
In order to limit the transmission of the coronavirus as much as possible in 2020 and 2021, the French government has put in place containment or curfew measures, the dates of which have been widely publicized by the media.
These measures prohibited or limited movement of people on the territory, except in certain cases (and only on condition of being provided with a certificate) such as:
- Move from home to work when teleworking is not possible;
- Make essential purchases in authorized local shops;
- Go to a health professional;
- Travel for the care of children or to help vulnerable people on the strict condition of respecting barrier gestures;
- Exercise only individually, around the home and without any gatherings.
The documents necessary to circulate (to print and complete) and the latest official information concerning the epidemic are updated daily on the government website Coronavirus Info.
