COVID-19: Safety Guides

Prevention measures for health and hygiene

Wash your hands often. It is recommended to make available hydroalcoholic solutions for handwashing in all public places such as gyms, supermarkets, pharmacies and other gathering places
Avoid close contact with people who suffer from acute respiratory infections;
Avoid contacts such as hugs and handshakes;
Maintain social distancing of at least one meter;
Practice respiratory hygiene: sneezing and/or coughing in a handkerchief in order to avoid respiratory secretions to get in contact with the hands;
Avoid sharing bottles/glasses between people;
Do not touch eyes, nose and mouth with the hands;
Cover your mouth and nose if you sneeze or cough;
Avoid auto-medicating with any drugs including antibiotics, unless prescribed by a doctor;
Clean all surfaces with chlorine-based disinfectants or alcohol.

Ensure good air exchange in all environments: home, offices, health facilities, pharmacies, banks, post offices, supermarkets, means of transport.
Open windows regularly by choosing those furthest from busy roads.
Do not open windows during peak traffic times and do not leave them open at night
Optimize openness based on the activities carried out.

Read the instructions carefully before using the cleaning products and respects the recommended dosages of use on the packs (see symbols of danger on labels).
Clean the various rooms, materials and furnishings using soap and water and/or ethyl alcohol 75% and/or sodium hypochlorite 0.5%. In all cases, housekeeping must be performed with gloves and/or personal protective equipment.
Do not mix cleaning products, especially those containing bleach or ammonia with other products.
Both during and after the use of cleaning and sanitizing products, air the rooms.

Regularly clean the air vents and ventilation grills conditioners with a cloth moistened with soap and water or with 75% ethyl alcohol.

Controlled mechanical ventilation systems (VMC) must be kept on and in good working order. Monitor microclimatic parameters (e.g. temperature, relative humidity, CO2).
In controlled mechanical ventilation systems (VMC) totally eliminate air recirculation.
Clean the filters regularly and acquire information on the type of filter pack installed on the air conditioning system and replace it if necessary with a more efficient filter pack.