It’s a New Year’s resolution, and although it’s usually an inner process – how can you do better for yourself, it’s important to think of others this year. The coronavirus does not stop – and actually infects us faster due to the discovery of a new, ‘more contagious’ mutation. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading expert on infectious diseases and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, hopes that your New Year’s intention will be to follow its principles of public health, including ‘the thing to do now’. He spoke to New day on CNN; read on – and do not miss it to ensure your health and the health of others Sure signs that you already have a Coronavirus.
So, what should you really stop doing now?
“The thing you need to do now is try not to meet with a large number of people in social environments, such as dinners. try to keep it limited to the immediate family and the immediate household, “says Fauci. Because once you get to a meal inside a large number of people, there is bad air ventilation and circulation, then you get in trouble. And that’s what we’re worried about. In addition to the boom, there will be an increase in the boom, which could make January even worse than December. I hope not. I hope this does not happen, but it is certainly possible that a reliable fact of this pandemic, you know, is all too good after holidays because of travel because people get together, we see the numbers getting worse. ‘
“There are different models that tell you different things,” he said, “I think we just have to assume it’s going to get worse.”
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“When it comes to numbers at the moment, it’s very, very difficult to do effective identification, isolation and contact tracing,” advises Fauci. “Some areas do it, but mostly it’s as a whole as a country adheres to health, the public health guidelines I’ve talked about … the simple things we need to keep doing it are the most important. “Also,” we’re trying to get people to show up for the trip. “
As for yourself, follow the principles of Fauci and help end this upsurge no matter where you live – wear a face mask, social distance, avoid large crowds, do not go indoors with people you do not shelter with (especially in pubs), practice good hand hygiene, be vaccinated if it is available to you and around your life and the lives of others, do not visit one of this not 35 places you are likely to catch COVID.