“Can I go home during the New Year holidays?” November 11, 21:52
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus is increasing in various places such as Hokkaido and Tokyo.
Even if I am planning to go home during the New Year holidays, I think that there are many people who are uncertain because of the increasing number of infected people these days.
On the net ...
On SNS, various opinions have been received, such as "I wonder if it will be impossible to return home at the end of the year. As expected, my grandmother and great-grandmother are worried if I go from Tokyo."
Municipalities nationwide also call attention
On the 5th of this month, the National Governors' Association announced a message for infection prevention before the year-end and New Year holidays, asking for cooperation to disperse the time of homecoming and travel to avoid "denseness", and a social gathering with food and drink. He called attention by giving examples of "five scenes" where the risk of infection increases due to decreased attention and relaxation, such as conversations without masks and masks.
(Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare leaflet "From the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website")
In Tokushima prefecture ...
In response to this message, Tokushima Prefecture has compiled a leaflet containing guidelines for infection prevention for businesses working in the prefecture and initiatives such as stickers, and published it on its website to call attention.
(From the Tokushima Prefecture leaflet "Tokushima Prefecture Homepage")
Be careful here if you go home
What should I be careful about when I go home during the New Year holidays?
On New Year's Day, it is assumed that family members and relatives will gather together to eat food and drink alcohol.
We asked Assistant Professor Yumiko Tsukada of the Faculty of Nursing, Nagano University of Health and Medical Sciences, who specializes in public health nursing, to specifically teach us what to be aware of when spending time at home.
"The coat is at the entrance"
To prevent the virus from being brought in from the outdoors, put your jacket, coat, and bag that you took off when you entered the house near the entrance, and do not bring them into the room where everyone is.
"Ventilation and drying measures"
It's cold, but please be conscious of ventilation.
Ventilation dries the air.
It is necessary to take measures against drying such as placing a hygrometer to maintain a constant humidity and placing a wet towel or humidifier.
Also, when it dries, the skin becomes itchy and the number of times you touch your face increases.
Applying petrolatum under the child's nose is also an effective measure against dryness.
"Avoid sharing"
It is important to reduce what you share with your family.
For example, it is important to use paper towels instead of the same towels, use disposable chopsticks even if you think it is a waste when eating, or use disposable chopsticks as an infection control measure.
Care must be taken when handling things that everyone touches, such as remote controls and game console controllers.
"Meals and conversations are separate"
It is important to narrow down the purpose of meals and conversations, such as enjoying them at different times and places.
If you enjoy conversation, wear a mask and keep a distance to ventilate.
"Let's think about the order of the baths"
One of the measures is to devise the order, such as the elderly and people in the house taking a bath first.
This is because people who have a high risk of carrying the virus, such as those who often go outside, touch it around before taking a bath, such as changing clothes and preparing.
When staying at your parents' house, separate the bedrooms, and when sleeping in large numbers, arrange pillows and change the direction of your head instead of sleeping in the same direction.
"Let's keep an action record"
The troublesome part of this virus is that it is transmitted to humans two days before the onset of symptoms.
Make a note of any behavior that is different from your daily routine, such as when a large number of people gather or go to an area where infection is endemic.
Finally…
Finally, Assistant Professor Tsukada said, "You can reduce the risk little by little by devising one by one, saying," This is not good "and" I'm looking forward to it, but let's put up with it. "It's important not to think that I'm okay. It is important to raise awareness once again in order to protect other people. "