Sebenarnya menyentuh wajah itu wajar, tapi dapat menyebarkan penyakit. Josep Curto/Shutterstock.com

Berhenti menyentuh wajah itu susah. Bagaimana caranya agar tidak terkena wabah COVID‑19?

Penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa beberapa orang menyentuh wajah mereka hingga 23 kali dalam satu jam. Berikut beberapa cara untuk berhenti dari kebiasaan tersebut.
Tocarse la cara es un gesto natural, pero propaga los gérmenes. Hay formas de parar. Josep Curto/Shutterstock.com

Cómo dejar de tocarse la cara para minimizar la propagación del coronavirus (y otros gérmenes)

Algunas personas se tocan la cara hasta 23 veces cada hora, a pesar de que ese gesto propaga los gérmenes, como el coronavirus. Damos algunas pautas para dejar de hacerlo.
Erica Cisneros helps her daughters, Emilia and Eden, with their schoolwork at their home on March 18, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. Getty Images/Ezra Shaw

How do we protect ourselves at home during coronavirus, and what if someone has been exposed? 4 questions answered

Before schools and workplaces closed, people could have been exposed. How do we best manage that?
Il est naturel de se toucher le visage, mais cela propage les germes. Il existe des façons de se défaire de cette habitude. Shutterstock

Coronavirus: il faut cesser de se toucher le visage. Voici comment

Des études ont montré que certains se touchent le visage jusqu'à 23 fois par heure. Or, cela propage des germes, tels que le coronavirus. Voici quelques moyens d'y mettre un terme.
Touching one’s face is natural, but it spreads germs. There are ways to stop. Josep Curto/Shutterstock.com

How to stop touching your face to minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs

Studies have shown that some people touch their faces as often as 23 times an hour. Some studies have also shown that face-touching spreads germs, such as the coronavirus. Here are some ways to stop.
President Donald Trump, right, and Anthony Fauci, director of the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a meeting on March 3 about the coronavirus outbreak. Getty/Brendan Smialowski/AFP

If I get sick with coronavirus, can Donald Trump make me stay home?

The US has public health agencies at the federal, state and local level. The spread of coronavirus is putting those agencies in the spotlight. What roles does each play and how are they coordinated?
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, bumps elbows with a worker at the seafood counter March 3, 2020, in Seattle’s International District. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Love in the time of the coronavirus: Do you turn your back when someone offers you a hand, a kiss or a hug?

At least temporarily, a kiss is no longer just a kiss. It could pass coronavirus. Even the French have suggested a ban on their traditional greeting. An expert explains why this is necessary.
Inhaling mist contaminated with Legionella pneumophila can lead to Legionnaires’ disease. Denis Klimov 3000/Shutterstock.com

Why are people still dying from Legionnaires’ disease?

A woman recently died from Legionnaires’ disease at an Atlanta hotel. Why? The cause is known and the disease is largely preventable. Yet the number of cases in the US continue to rise.

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