Smelling disinfectants and bleaching the skin cannot prevent COVID-19
According to foreign media reports, many people are experiencing health anxiety related to the recurrence of COVID-19 and are taking measures to strengthen hygiene to avoid contracting the new coronavirus.
China CDC Weekly (Weekly) studied the best preventive measures, and detailed these measures in a new report, but it also found that some people took extreme and dangerous measures to protect themselves.
Weekly released the latest report on best practices for using disinfectants and other household cleaning products to prevent COVID-19. Since the beginning of the epidemic, public health authorities have been preaching the need to wash hands frequently with soap and water, but it turns out that some people have taken things to extremes.
An online survey found that about one-third of the people who answered have used bleach on food in order to disinfect food; in addition, these people also said that they had used disinfectant and bleach to scrub their skin, the most terrible However, they said they had drunk these detergents or deliberately smelled their smoke.
In these cases, the agency warns that individuals are putting themselves at extreme risk. So what should people do to help protect themselves? Weekly said that when using disinfectants, you should wear protective equipment, avoid mixing these chemicals, and follow the instructions on the bottle. As for the epidemic, Weekly recommends that people wear masks in public and wash their hands often with soap and water to avoid crowds and close contact with others.
