It is high time kids are taught how to protect themselves from viruses like Covid-19 in future, said Dr Paramjit Singh, senior consultant of paediatric at Ivy Hospital, on Monday during an online awareness programme. - File photo
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Hoshiarpur, December 28
It is high time kids are taught how to protect themselves from viruses like Covid-19 in future, said Dr Paramjit Singh, senior consultant of paediatric at Ivy Hospital, on Monday during an online awareness programme.
He said it was the duty of parents to develop a habit of frequent washing of hands among kids. For achieving this, demonstrate them the six steps for hand washing or show videos related to hand washing. Sanitisation of hands with sanitiser needs to be supervised by parents in children below 6 years, he said.
One should avoid going to crowded places such as malls, bus stands, railway stations, family functions with children and teach them to wear masks, if they are older than 2 years, he pointed out.
Tell children to avoid hugging and shaking hands with strangers besides asking them to learn to sneeze and cough properly by using a tissue for rhinorrhea and cough or sneeze into the elbow.
Change and wash their clothes after they return from outdoors, he added.
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