How do you go about avoiding becoming infected by a harmful airborne virus like COVID-19 -- especially if you're a student heading back to campus? There are, of course, a number of blindingly obvious ways to do this. However, because so many people seem to have forgotten them, I thought it worth posting a quick refresher. ... and in case you're wondering about the video title, this is a video about a virus that is most definitely *not* COVID ... 😉 USEFUL LINKS CDC guidelines on protecting yourself from COVID: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html WHO info on how COVID-19 spreads: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-is-it-transmitted WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public RISK BITES Risk Bites videos are devised, created and produced by Professor Andrew Maynard. They are posted under a Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA Backing track: A First Look, by Immersive Music. https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/a-first-look Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/RiskBites
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