Preventions and

Safety Protocols to
Covid-19 Virus
Knowing the appropriate ways
to keep safe by learning the
proper ways to protect
ourselves from phenomenon
virus is critical.
So, that's why it is really important to know
what are the preventions and safety
protocols in order to keep everyone safe
and sound.
WHO ARE CONSIDERED AS
CLOSE CONTACTS IN THE
CONTEXT OF COVID-19?
Interacted with a person with
COVID-19 within one meter for more
than 15 minutes.

* Had interaction * Had direct

with a person with physical interaction
COVID-19 without with probable or
wearing protective confirmed
equipment. COVID-19 case.
WHAT SHOULD I
DO IF I AM A
CLOSE CONTACT?
 Get tested if you are a close
contact. Tell your Barangay
Health Emergency Response
Team (BHERT) that you are a
Step 1
close contact. This is to inform COVID-19
your next steps:
Testing.

Step 2 Step 3
Referral to the Have a self-
Temporary Treatment quarantine for 14
and Monitoring Facility days.
or hospital (if needed).
 WHAT ARE THE
SYMPTOMS THAT YOU
NEED TO WATCH OUT
FOR?
* Difficulty in breathing, even
* Excessive sleepiness or cannot
when sitting
be woken up
* Cough, fever, and difficulty in
* Bluish or darkened face or lips
breathing

* Severe coughing REMEMBER: If you are

* Confusion or sudden change in experiencing other severe
mental well-being symptoms, call your BHERT
immediately.

* Pain in the chest

* Low oxygen level
How to prevent
getting
Covid-19 Virus?
 PREVENTION OF COVID-19 & PROTOCOLS
- Wear a mask properly
- Keep good hygiene
- Stay 6 feet away from others (Social Distancing)
- Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces
- Monitor your daily health
- Make your environment safer
- Get Vaccinated
 Wear a mask properly
To properly wear your mask:

• Make sure • Clean your • When you take

your mask hands before off your mask,
you put your store it in a clean
covers your mask on, plastic bag, and
nose, mouth before and every day either
and chin. after it at any wash it if it's a
time. you take fabric mask or
it off, and dispose of it in a
after you trash bin if it's a
touch medical mask.
 Keep good hygiene
By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around
you and COVID-19. from viruses that cause colds, flu.
To ensure good hygiene you:
• Cover your m
outh and nose
with your bent
elbow or a tiss
d ue
l a r ly a n when you coug
• Regu o u r
h or sneeze.
c le a n y Dispose of the
used tissue
u g h ly
thoro h e r a nimmediately int
o a closed bin a
w it h e it nd
hand s wash your han
e d h a n d ds.
h o l- b a s
alco w a te r .

o a p a nd
rub or s s
e s g er m
im in a t • Clean and disinfect
This el in g
in c lu d
hands, surfaces frequently,
v ir u s e s . especially those which are
regularly touched, such as
door handles, faucets and
phone screens.
 Stay 6 feet away from others
(Social Distancing)

• Inside your home: Avoid close • Remember that some people

contact with people who are without symptoms may be able to
sick. spread virus.

• If possible, maintain 6 feet

between the person who is sick and • Stay at least 6 feet (about 2
other household members. arm lengths) from other people.

• Outside your home: Put 6 feet of • Keeping distance from others is

distance between yourself and people especially important for people who
who don’t live in your household. are at higher risk of getting very sick.
• Being in crowds like in
Avoid crowds and
restaurants, bars,
fitness centers, or
poorly ventilated
spaces
movie theaters puts
you at higher risk for
COVID-19.

• Avoid indoor spaces If indoors, bring in

that do not offer fresh air by
fresh air from the opening windows
outdoors as much as
and doors, if
possible.
possible.

• Be alert for symptoms. Watch for
fever, cough, shortness of breath, or
other symptoms of COVID-19.
• Don’t take your temperature within 30
minutes of exercising or after taking
medications that could lower your
temperature, like acetaminophen.

• Monitor your health specially if you are

running essential errands and in settings • Take your temperature if
where it may be difficult to keep a physical symptoms develop.
distance of 6 feet.

• Follow CDC guidance if symptoms

develop.

Monitor your health daily

 Make your environment safer
The risks of getting COVID-19 are higher in crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces where

time together in close proximity.
infected people spend long periods of
Outbreaks have been reported in places where people have gather, often in crowded indoor
settings and where they talk loudly, shout, breathe heavily or sing such as restaurants, choir
practices, fitness classes, nightclubs, offices and places of worship.
To make your environment as safe as possible:

• Meet people outside.

Outdoor gatherings • Open a window to
are safer than indoor Avoid the 3Cs: spaces increase the amount
ones, particularly if that are closed, of natural
indoor spaces are crowded or involve ventilation when
small and without close contact.
outdoor air coming in. indoors.
 • Authorized
COVID-19 vaccines
Get Vaccinated can help protect
you from
COVID-19.

• Once you are fully

• You should get
vaccinated, you may be
a COVID-19 able to start doing some
vaccine as soon things that you had
as you can. stopped doing because
of the pandemic.