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How You Can Help

The SARS problem can only be contained if all of us are socially responsible and take the necessary precautions:

Take precautions when travelling

•	Heed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) advice when travelling (to visit WHO website, click here)
•	Avoid travel to SARS-affected areas – The WHO's has a list of travel advisory

Stay home

•	If you have a fever or are unwell, do not go to work. See a doctor and stay at home until you are well.

Curb infection

•	When you go to the doctor’s clinic, wear a face mask so as to reduce the risk of spreading infection to others.
•	If you cough, cover your mouth and nose with tissue paper or a handkerchief. Do not spit on the floor or in the open.

Eat and live right

•	Build up your body’s resistance by maintaining a proper diet, adequate rest and exercise.

For parents

•	Monitor your child’s temperature with a thermometer daily.
•	If your child has a fever, do not send your child to school. See a doctor and let your child stay at home until he or she is well.

At work place

•	Monitor staff who have been to SARS-affected areas closely.
•	If they develop symptoms, advise them to not go to work. Seek medical attention immediately.

Wash up

•	Practice good personal hygiene and wash your hands frequently.

Help keep our environment clean

•	Do not throw remnants of food on the floor or in the open.
•	Do not leave food in common areas for stray animals.
•	Do no spit on the floor and common areas.

Think you’ve got SARS? Check with your local health authorities on what you need to do.