“High” level of California flu infection…”Don’t touch your face with your hands”

“Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands.”

On the 25th, the California State Health Department asked people not to touch their faces with their hands as the number of corona and flu patients increased.

The Department of Health also emphasized that “regular hand washing alone can prevent the transmission of respiratory diseases” and “if soap and water are not available, disinfect your hands frequently with hand sanitizer”.

The California Department of Health said the same day that cases are increasing in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, Riverside and Imperial counties and the risk of contracting a triple epidemic, including influenza, coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus ( RSV), is on the rise. Residents are advised to follow hygiene rules.

In particular, they were advised to wash their hands before scratching an itchy spot and to wash their hands again after scratching, and they were also urged to get the corona vaccine and flu vaccine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently warning that Californians are more susceptible to contracting the flu and RSV if they touch contaminated surfaces or faces. In the case of the coronavirus, it is generally spread through the air, mainly when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, sprays on the mucous membrane surfaces of the other person’s eyes, nose or mouth, or touches the eyes, nose or mouth with the hand that touched it. In most cases, transfer

California’s flu infection rate was found to be “high” for the week beginning on the 13th, according to the CDC. It is well ahead of Texas, Florida, New York and Illinois. In the case of one hospital in San Diego, the emergency room patients are packed to capacity, so they set up a tent outside the emergency room and see the patients.

The California Department of Public Health advised, “Even if you try not to touch your face with your hands, it’s not easy to actually do it.”

Reporter Jang Yeon-hwa