Stop touching your face

Common symptoms: coughing, fever, and shortness of breath. Non-respiratory symptoms (feeling nauseous, vomiting having diarrhea) were also reported.
The virus is more violent with the elderly, the very young and with individuals that have a weak immune system. The majority of those infected however recover after a few days.

Coughs or sneezes from an infected person are the most likely to spread the virus. So it's essential to follow basic hygiene rules:

• Wash your hand often during the day.
• Cover coughs and sneezes with your inner elbow or a napkin.
• Don't touch your eyes, nose, or mouth with your hands.
• Stay inside if you have any of the symptoms and avoid interacting with people that show signs of the infection as well.

• Cloth masks, which are reusable and washable, offer no real protection while being potentially harmful in case there is any moisture retention or dirt in them due to their being reused.
• It is a good practice to wear a mask all the time, especially if you have any respiratory illness.
• It is advisable to be careful while removing your mask, as a mere touch of your hands on the front of the mask can contaminate it.
• It is also advisable not to touch your face or nose too much.
• Constantly and frequently wash your hands, all year round, and get a flu shot, as it is flu season. While a flu shot is not a protection against the virus, it is still advisable to get one.

Eggs have a lot of cholesterol compared to other foods. Although cholesterol in the blood is strongly related to heart disease, eating cholesterol is weakly associated with raising the cholesterol levels in your blood.

Eggs have other heart-protecting properties and eating it probably won't harm your heart.

• A chain email in the 1990s was responsible for the false belief that antiperspirant was raising the risk of breast cancer. 
• When researchers found higher ratios of aluminum in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, aluminum in antiperspirant was suspect. But it seems aluminum in antiperspirant is hardly absorbed by your skin.
  
  

• Pursed lips: an indicator of distaste, disapproval, or distrust.
• Lip biting: signals people are worried, anxious, or stressed.
• Covering the mouth: used when people want to hide an emotional reaction.
• Turned up or down: When the mouth is slightly turned up, it might mean that the person is feeling happy or optimistic. A slightly down-turned mouth can be an indicator of sadness/ disapproval.

• A clenched fist indicates anger in some situations or solidarity in others.
• A thumbs up and thumbs down: gestures of approval and disapproval.
• The "okay" gesture: "okay" or "all right." In some parts of Europe, the same signal is used to imply you are nothing. In some South American countries, the symbol is actually a vulgar gesture.
• The V sign: peace or victory in some countries. In the UK and Australia, the symbol takes on an offensive meaning when the back of the hand is facing outward.

Elders and anyone with a compromised immune system have to be taken care of by limiting direct contact with them while making sure any contact is done after thoroughly washing the hands. One can stay connected using text messages, phone calls or video chat, as we have to avoid visiting elders at any cost.

Infected people are initially unable to realize they are, in fact, infected, as there are no symptoms. Yet they are spreading the infection to others silently.

• It is imperative to limit contact with others in one’s household, and practice social distancing from them, in separate rooms.
• Wash your hands regularly and maintain good hygiene.
• Do not share utensils or household items.
• Clean surfaces like remote controllers, handles, faucets and your phone, with mild cleaning liquids.
• Self-quarantine is required for at least 14 days.

Scientists to date have identified seven virus families that cause the majority of colds:

• rhinovirus
• the new 2019
• influenza
• parainfluenza
• adenovirus
• respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• metapneumovirus.

For Doctors, vaccines are preferable to drugs as they protect the host even before any infection.

For Pharmaceutical companies (Big Pharma), vaccines don't spell money, as much as over-the-counter drugs and treatment do.

• The non-mirror-style self. We are used to seeing ourselves mirror-style. When you move your left hand, it will always be flipped when you view yourself in a mirror. On Zoom, you lift your left hand, and the opposite side moves on Zoom. This feels disorientating. Thankfully, Zoom has fixed this.
• The perfect self-contingency detection. When you lift your hand in front of a mirror, there is no lag in the image. Now you feel your arm stir and see it move a few seconds later. No wonder we stare at ourselves.
• Glitchy wifi magnifies the slight asynchrony. The response delay disrupts your feeling of connection with another person. You can't read them, and they can't read you.
• A documented phenomenon is that we accurately recognize neutral expressions on other faces, but we misidentify our own expressions. We see our own expression as unfavorable most of the time.

• To fend off bacteria, a 70 percent alcohol solution with water in it allows it to cross a cell membrane and kills the entire cell.
• Viruses with an envelope structure, including the new virus, can be deactivated by alcohol solutions of 60 percent.
• Any concentration of alcohol won't effectively target the norovirus.

Signs of a disengaged, disinterested or unhappy audience:

• Arms folded in front of the body.
• Minimal or tense facial expression.
• Body turned away from you.
• Eyes downcast, maintaining little contact.

Being aware of these signs can help you to adjust what you say and how you say it, so you can make him feel more at ease and receptive to your viewpoint

Some signs that people may be bored or disinterested in what you're saying:

• Sitting slumped, with heads downcast.
• Gazing at something else, or into space.
• Fidgeting, picking at clothes, or fiddling with pens and phones.
• Writing or doodling.

When you notice that, you can re-engage people by asking a direct question, or by inviting people to contribute an idea.