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Boost your immune system to fight off illness and infection
- Malnutrition can impair your ability to fight illness and infection, so eat a well-balanced diet.
- Choices of foods: Eat various fresh fruits, veggies (dark, leafy), and lean protein sources. Examples of lean protein oats, lentils, canned tuna, chicken breast, nuts)
- Reduce foods that contain sugar, processed foods, and alcohol, as they tend to be inflammatory foods that can decrease your immune system.
- Liver detoxification: Drink plenty of water as it is essential to reduce toxins burden on our body
- Get enough sleep: We should get at least 8-9 hours. While you’re asleep, your body uses that time to recover and repair essential functions, including your immune system.
- Avoid Stress: When stressed out, our body produces stress hormones, affecting our immune system. Try listening to relaxing music and meditating.
How long COVID-19 virus survive on surfaces
Studies show that the virus can survive in droplets for up to three hours after being coughed into the air. Fine droplets between 1 and 5 micrometers in size—about 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair—can remain airborne for several hours in still air.
The virus circulating in unfiltered air conditioning systems will only persist for a few hours, especially as aerosol droplets settle on surfaces faster in disturbed air.
It is unclear how long the virus can survive on clothing and other surfaces, which are more challenging to disinfect. The absorbent natural fibers in cardboard, however, may cause the virus to dry up more quickly than on plastic and metal,
NIH study found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus survives for longer on cardboard – up to 24 hours – and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless-steel surfaces.
The findings suggest the virus might last this long on door handles, plastic-coated or laminated worktops, and other hard surfaces. However, The researchers found that copper surfaces tended to kill the virus in about four hours.
Source: https://bit.ly/covid19onsurface
