Misconception: Home is the Safest Place away from Covid

26 July 2021

Many people today are still having the thinking or view that home is the safest place on earth to be away from Covid.

This is true when one is living alone without any interaction with any other people. This is especially true when one is staying in a remote home faraway from visitors. This is also true when one has no interaction with the outside World. It is not true otherwise.

Why?

Human is careless. This is true especially when they are at home. They will remove all their guards. Guards about wearing mask and keep safe distances away from other people. They become lazy and never wash their hands as often. They will never think that they will get in contact with Covid-19 when they are at home.

How Do We Get Covid at home?

It has to be from outside the home. But once Covid is home, it will be everywhere. It will become one invisible family member.

We will always invite Covid home unknowingly. This is when we or our family members did not observe the rules to keep away these invisible "creatures". This is especially true if we are not controlling our children to observe also these rules.

What are these Rules?

First, and the most important rule is to remove our shoes and then sanitize our hands before we open the door. The second thing to do is to remove our mask and dispose it properly. After that, we should wash our hands throughoutly with soap and water.

This should be followed by cleaning ourselves such as taking a shower and changing our clothing.

Don't forget to sanitize everything you brought home, including sanitizing your shoes.

Finally, remember to wash our hands, again and again after and every time when we handle anything we brought home or enters our doors. This includes using soapy water cloth to clean the surfaces of packages we bought from Supermarkets, mails, small packets and parcels that we get through mail.

What about Children?

We should always assume our Children especially the school going kids will bring Covid home. We should make sure they will learn how to follow the same rules.

What if one has already vaccinated ?

Vaccination can only help to prevent Covid infection. Vaccination is not offering 100% protection. Human will have antibody against Covid after the vaccination. Whether one will get infected will depend much on one's physical condition. It is about whether our body can produce enough antibodies to protect us. We should never assume we will safe from Covid.

In conclusion

Never assume you are safe from the invisible Covid. This is also true after you have been vaccinated