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@miss_understood You can prevent contracting the wuhan coronavirus by practising safe personal hygiene. You should wash your hands with soap after coming into contact with common objects, before eating and before touching your face.
You should avoid going to crowded areas and consider wearing surgical face mask when in crowded areas or when you are not feeling well.
N95 mask will definitely be more protective against the wuhan coronavirus as compared to surgical mask, similar to the protection adopted against the SARS coronavirus (Same family of virus as the wuhan coronarvirus).
You might like to refer to this article published by channelnewsasia for more health tips:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/wuhan-virus-singapore-what-can-you-do-health-advisory-12324632
Hope this helps! Cheers and happy chinese new year.
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Hi @vermie , based on current guidelines, it may not be necessary to go to TTSH (since your friend has no symptoms he is 1st ring of exposure, and you are in ring 2) unless you have severe features of flu (breathlessness, etc) based on your situation.
Doing so may result in unnecessary waiting and time wastage on your end if they determine you are at low risk and turn you away. Instead, I would recommend a teleconsult or to visit your nearby GP clinic to determine if you have any severe features.
Note that although the teleconsult from home option through platforms like DoctorWorld is more convenient, if you are found to have severe features, you may still need to visit your nearby GP clinic to be examined and for them to assess if you are truly at risk and in need of testing in TTSH. Hope this helps!
Doing so may result in unnecessary waiting and time wastage on your end if they determine you are at low risk and turn you away. Instead, I would recommend a teleconsult or to visit your nearby GP clinic to determine if you have any severe features.
Note that although the teleconsult from home option through platforms like DoctorWorld is more convenient, if you are found to have severe features, you may still need to visit your nearby GP clinic to be examined and for them to assess if you are truly at risk and in need of testing in TTSH. Hope this helps!
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