<strong>• Why&nbsp;is hand washing important&nbsp;in the prevention of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> The coronavirus&nbsp;is sheathed with a fat (lipid) membrane.&nbsp;Therefore, it can be prevented by the use of chemical agents such as ordinary soap, minimum 60-70% alcohol, disinfectants.
<strong>• What are the symptoms of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> The course of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;infection&nbsp;varies from asymptomatic to mild respiratory disease to severe pneumonia and even multiple organ failure and septic shock.&nbsp;The most common symptoms of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;are: cough, shortness of breath, body temperature above 38 ° C, muscle pain.
<strong>• How is&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;transmitted&nbsp;?</strong><br /> The virus is transmitted by droplet route.&nbsp;Most often by coughing, sneezing and talking.&nbsp;It can also be moved indirectly by touch.&nbsp;That's why washing your hands is so important.
<strong>• How to prevent&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> The main rules are:<br /> * Wash your hands often with soap and water.&nbsp;If this is not possible, they must be disinfected with alcohol-based agents (minimum 60-70%).&nbsp;Frequent hand washing reduces the risk of infection.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.&nbsp;The coronavirus&nbsp;can reside on various surfaces and spread by their touch.&nbsp;Touching eyes, nose or mouth with contaminated hands can cause the virus to move from the surface to itself.
* Regularly clean or disinfect the surfaces you touch.&nbsp;Places that you often use should be carefully disinfected.&nbsp;Regularly wipe with water and soap or a disinfectant on desks, counters, tables, door handles, light switches and handrails.
* Disinfect your phone regularly and do not use it while eating meals.&nbsp;Pathogenic microorganisms easily accumulate on the surface of cell phones.&nbsp;Disinfect your mobile phone regularly (e.g. with wet wipes soaked in disinfectant).&nbsp;Do not place the phone on the table with a meal, and do not use it while eating.
* Keep a safe distance from the interlocutor.&nbsp;Keep 1-2 meters from a person who coughs, sneezes or has a fever.
* Apply protection when sneezing and coughing.&nbsp;When coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with a bent elbow or handkerchief.&nbsp;Then throw the tissue into a closed basket as soon as possible and wash your hands using soap and water or disinfect them with alcohol-based agents (minimum 60-70%).&nbsp;Covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing prevents the spread of germs, including viruses.
* Eat healthy and remember to hydrate your body.&nbsp;Follow a balanced diet.&nbsp;Avoid highly processed foods.&nbsp;Remember to eat a minimum of 5 portions of&nbsp;fruit and vegetables&nbsp;daily&nbsp;.&nbsp;Hydrate your body properly.&nbsp;Drink about 2 liters of fluid daily (preferably mineral water).
* Use proven sources of knowledge about&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;.&nbsp;Don't panic.&nbsp;Try to be rational in the fight against&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;.&nbsp;Use proven sources of knowledge based on scientific evidence, which are published on the websites of the Main Sanitary Inspectorate, the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund.
<strong>• What to do when we suspect&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> Contact the nearest sanitary and epidemiological station as soon as possible by phone.&nbsp;Until you receive help, isolate yourself from other people.&nbsp;Each station has a duty call (emergency) phone open 24 hours a day.&nbsp;The telephone number is available on the websites of poviat sanitary and epidemiological stations.&nbsp;In some cases, this may be the station director's phone number.&nbsp;There is not always information on the site that it is a 24-hour number.&nbsp;Symptoms such as fever above 38 degrees C with coughing or shortness of breath require consultation in an infectious hospital.&nbsp;Avoid public transport when moving to the hospital.
<strong>• Is there a&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;vaccine&nbsp;?</strong><br /> There is currently no vaccine against&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;.
<strong>• Do masks protect against&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend the use of face masks by healthy people.
<strong>• Can I contract&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;through shipments from China?</strong><br /> The risk of contracting a virus through goods ordered from China is negligible.&nbsp;The virus lives briefly outside the human body.
<strong>• Who is most at risk of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;infection&nbsp;?</strong><br /> Elderly, the immunosuppressed are the most vulnerable to developing severe disease and death, which are suffering from other diseases, in particular chronic (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders).&nbsp;Incidence among children is rare.
<strong>• Are there any medications, supplements or vitamins that can increase immunity and protect against&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> There are currently no recommendations that would suggest that taking specific drugs, supplements or vitamins protects against&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;.
<strong>• Can you examine&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;privately?&nbsp;How much it costs?</strong><br /> It is the doctor who decides whether to do a&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;test&nbsp;.&nbsp;The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend performing commercial&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;tests&nbsp;.
<strong>• How can older people protect themselves against&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> We recommend that elderly people do not stay in public places and do not leave the house as much as possible.&nbsp;It is worth asking your loved ones for support when shopping.&nbsp;It is also best to stock up on medicines that are taken permanently.&nbsp;To do this, you can call your GP and ask him to issue an e-prescription.&nbsp;If the patient has access to the Internet Patient Account and enters the phone number there, the e-prescription access code will be sent via SMS.
<strong>• Can the&nbsp;date of the sanatorium be changed&nbsp;due to the&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;?</strong><br /> Yes, it is possible.&nbsp;You should write to your voivodship department&nbsp;to change the date of your trip to the sanatorium due to concerns about&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;.&nbsp;The stay in the sanatorium will be moved to a different date.
<strong>• Why are checks at the border and for what purpose are personal data collected from passengers?</strong><br /> This is a preventive measure in relation to the spread of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;.&nbsp;The data collected in this way will be used by sanitary services to contact passengers if it turns out that a sick person was among them.&nbsp;Passengers are asked to provide such data as: temporary or permanent address, personal data, contact telephone number, indicating a contact person in case of emergency.
<strong><strong>•</strong> If I am not insured,&nbsp;will I receive free&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;treatment?</strong><br /> Yes.&nbsp;Patients with&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;symptoms&nbsp;will be treated free of charge, including uninsured people.
<strong>• Can I get a quarantine release?</strong><br /> The decision to impose quarantine is taken by the poviat state sanitary inspector.&nbsp;This decision is the basis for the payment of benefits by ZUS.
<strong>• Can a&nbsp;doctor issue a release&nbsp;during&nbsp;teleporade&nbsp;?</strong><br /> Yes, it is possible.&nbsp;The telephone number to the clinic where the doctor will provide&nbsp;teleporada&nbsp;can be obtained from Patient Telephone Information consultants.&nbsp;Helpline number 800 190 590. It is the doctor who decides whether to issue a sick leave.

Katarzyna&nbsp;Lechowic&nbsp;-Dyl (PAP)

Source: <strong>PAP/Rynek Zdrowia</strong>
Translation: Katerina Safarava/Lazarski University