The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise of the following precautions to take following the passage of the tropical storm:
MOSQUITO & RODENT CONTROL
Conditions immediately after a disaster are likely to cause a rapid increase in the population of insects and rodents. This is due to collections of large water bodies and debris in the environment. Some tips to minimize this are:
All garbage should be properly bagged, tied and stored until collected.
Punch holes in the bottom of tins to avoid water collection and dispose of containers as soon as possible.
Cover tightly all drums, barrels, tanks, and buckets that are storing water for use. If the container cannot be covered, pour cooking oil to cover the surface of the water.
Get rid of all old tyres, tins, bottles, plastic containers, coconut shells and anything in which rainwater can settle.
CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF INFECTION
Viruses are transmitted through droplets that are circulated primarily when a person sneezes and coughs. To reduce the spread of infection:
Cover nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing to reduce the spread of droplets and therefore infection.
Observe good hand cleansing practices.
Hands should be washed regularly with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitiser can be used.
It is important that the hand sanitiser is not used to replace hand washing. The
recommendation is that after three uses of the hand sanitiser, the hands should be washed with soap and water.
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