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An avoiders' expert guide on how to 'live with the novel coronavirus'

Health ministry has issued general guidelines such as covering your mouth when you sneeze or wearing masks at all times, but there isn't any clear advice on how to deal with basic, household items.

coronavirus, virus, life, humans
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In the absence of clear guidelines or a prescribed protocol, people have devised their own ways of protecting themselves from the virus.

Amrita Singh New Delhi
Coronavirus epitomises the adage, “Prevention is better than cure.” The raging pandemic — with its debated origins and undiscovered remedy — has made sanitisers and masks indispensable, and social-distancing and quarantine household terms. Vegetables are being washed with soap and newspapers microwaved to ensure the virus doesn’t slip into our homes, while all around us we hear the refrain: “we have to learn to live with the virus”.

Well, how? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued general guidelines such as covering your mouth when you sneeze and cough or wearing masks at all times when you step out

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