The number of corona cases has increased dramatically in the past few weeks and days. Not just in Germany. In recent days, for example, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and India have seen dramatic numbers, as has the United States. “We have a lot of suffering ahead of us – it’s not a good situation,” America’s leading health expert Anthony Fauci recently told the Washington Post.
Many governments have taken steps to curb further spread as much as possible. In everyday life, however, many people make mistakes in implementing them constantly – sometimes out of ignorance, sometimes out of defiance, sometimes accidentally.
Speaking of which, spotting a chin mask in the park or someone who doesn’t spend a full 30 seconds washing their hands shouldn’t be your biggest concern. Here are nine typical no-gos that encourage the spread of the virus.
It is necessary to avoid these errors of the crown
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It is necessary to avoid these errors of the crown
Many small meetings with friends and family
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Failure to comply with the 14-day quarantine
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Feel safe when you are at home
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Get tested immediately after coming into contact with an infected person
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Thinking that something is safe just because it is allowed
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Consider precautions as individual measures
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Deny that everything will be “a little different” for a while
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Suppose your friends and family are just as careful as you are
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Ignore where you live
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