Doctor's Corona Prevention Act “Like a Paint on a Virus” June 29, 15:05

Anxiety about the new coronavirus increases because it is invisible. Under these circumstances, the prevention method that the clinician in the clinic painted on the virus and posted on SNS, like paint, is a topic. How do you go out without taking the virus and not bringing it home? (Rie Oishi, Shinichiro Kuninaka, Network News Department)

No real virus is contained in real paint, and the condition of fresh paint is not everywhere. It is expressed as an "illustration" to visualize invisible viruses. If you are explaining to a small child, please be careful about that point. *Updated by adding to the article on April 15.

Prevention with imagination

Here is a topical prevention method, "How to protect yourself from corona infection".

What's unique is that every step you take takes you to act by imagining it as a world of wet paint.

From "How to protect yourself from corona infection"
, "If you sit on a train seat, think, "Oh, now my back and buttocks have been completely painted and painted." When you press the elevator button, "Ah now, paint on your fingertips. I think it's attached."

On top of that, it is important not to take the paint on your hands into your body.

“The goal is not to paint the mouth or nose. Any human being will inadvertently rub the nose with a hand. So if you have a mask, wear a mask. Be careful not to accidentally touch your nose or mouth with your hands.''

How about?
You can concretely imagine the contact infection caused by contact with the surface of the object to which the virus is attached and the preventive method.

Concrete measures that can be done now

It was written by Yoko Manabe, a physician who works at a clinic in Tokyo. He said that he wants to tell that there are ways to reduce the risk of infection in the absence of alcohol and masks, even in the absence of them.

Yoko Manabe
"I think that many people are afraid that, like Russian roulette, "Is it my turn?" as the number of infected people increases every day. I am not a coronavirus expert. However, I wanted to show the concrete measures that can be taken without special materials."

"I wasn't conscious"

When Manabe-san posted this article on Facebook, there was a lot of response.

"The way of thinking about the invisible coronavirus is very easy to understand."
"After shopping,
I didn't have enough awareness because I was so careful." "I did not wash my hands, but inside the house I wasn't able to move, so I'm trying to live my life."

As of April 15, 120,000 people have read it.

Do soles also spread the virus?

The other day, a research paper became a hot topic on the Internet.
This is a paper published in the online magazine of CDC = Disease Control Center in the United States.
At a hospital in Wuhan, China, where we were treating patients infected with the new coronavirus, we investigated where in the hospital the virus was confirmed.
As a result, in addition to the areas with many patients, there was a 100% positive reaction of the virus on the floor in the pharmacy area where there are no patients and only healthcare professionals enter and leave.
Why are there viruses when there are no patients?
According to the paper, "When I examined the shoe soles of medical staff working in the ICU = intensive care unit, there was a reaction of the virus from half of the subjects surveyed," he said. I point out.
I'm not sure if the findings of this study apply immediately to our homes. However, it may be necessary to just be aware that it is safe for the virus to be applied anywhere.

"Defense line" settings

Well, we may be painted on the go. What should I do to prevent me from returning home and bringing it into my house? Mr. Manabe says that it is important to set up a "defense line" in the house. By the way, in the case of Manabe-san, it is the "entrance".

He taught me the steps I am taking now.

1 When you return from the outside, do not bring your bag into the room and put
it at the entrance 2 Put your jacket and entrance at the entrance
3 Remove
all your clothes except underwear at the entrance, go straight to the bathroom and put it in the washing machine 4 Put it in the bath Go straight, take a shower and remove the "paint" on your hair

Mr. Manabe says he can relax by saying, "I don't bring fresh paint like a virus into my house." Also, at Manabe-san's house, it is said that all bath doors and washroom doors should be opened before going out.

The only place to touch with your hands after returning is to use the doorknobs, electric switches, and metal fittings in the bathroom. If you have a family at home, you may want to open it.

Zoning is important

By the way, say that the defense line should be decided according to the way of thinking and circumstances of each family. For example, it is ant that they decide not to bring the virus in the dining room where they eat, and act in the other places as if they had the virus. It is important to decide on a desk, etc. to spread the materials of the company when reading them back home, and to wash them when moving to the dining room and eating. ..

What about smartphones and luggage?

In addition, it is a smartphone that Manabe points out that there is an unexpected danger.

Yoko Manabe
“If you bring something that you touch outside with you indoors and touch it with your clean hands and put it in your mouth, you have no child.”

We recommend that you put your smartphone in a transparent bag that can be sealed and operate it at home, or disinfect it if you have alcohol. In addition, Manabe-san's house seems to have opened the package after leaving it at the entrance for 72 hours, just in case to bring in luggage that came from outside. The virus inactivates over time.

Infected people should receive sufficient medical care

Mr. Manabe says that while he feels that there is a need for easy-to-understand information that many people read such information he wrote, he also feels new concerns.
That is, the criticism of "because of neglect of prevention" is directed to the infected person.

Yoko Manabe
“I am worried that the more pervasive the method of reducing the risk of infection in more people, the more criticism there may be of those infected, but the purpose of writing this information is different. By taking care of everyone, we will reduce the number of infected people and create an environment where people who are infected even if they are careful can receive sufficient medical care.

The days of facing the new coronavirus continue. How about discussing home defense lines to protect your loved ones?