What we can do regarding environment and related parameters; -
We have to assess following and act accordingly
- Sanitary Awareness through various communication channels
- Disease control techniques to be adapted in daily lifestyle
- Health promotion/Social /Community/Family/Society/Media/IEC/BCC
awareness
- Governance to implement protective strategy
- individual & mass education
- sustained behaviour change & positive deviance development
- environmental modifications to prevent spread
- Ecology assessment to prevent spread
- Living conditions modification to prevent spread
- Internal (immunization)/External environment (sanitary measures)
modification to prevent spread
- Lifestyle Modification
- Population & high risk strategy to control pandemic
- fresh air/clean environment
- Avoid these 3Cs: spaces that are c losed c rowded or
involve c lose contact.
- Outbreaks have been reported in public places with gatherings such
as restaurants, choir practices, fitness classes, nightclubs,
offices and places of worship where people have gathered, often in
crowded indoor settings where they talk loudly, shout, breathe
heavily or sing.
- The risks of getting COVID-19 are higher in crowded and inadequately
ventilated spaces where infected people spend long periods of time
together in close proximity. These environments are where the virus
appears to spread by respiratory droplets or aerosols more
efficiently, so taking precautions is even more important.
- Meet people outside. Outdoor gatherings are safer than indoor ones,
particularly if indoor spaces are small and without outdoor air coming
in.
- Avoid crowded or indoor settings but if you can’t, then take
precautions:
- Open a window. Increase the amount of ‘natural ventilation’
when indoors.
- Wear a mask.11https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-publicFigure-1-factors to be checked for making covid-19 control
plan.Table 1 - Newly reported and cumulative COVID-19 confirmed
cases and deaths, by WHO Region, as of 28 March 2021- source –
WHO