[Fai Mao]

A regular surgical mask will stop mot exposure unless you are really up close and personal.

Washing your hands helps a tremendous amount too. Forget about “antibacterial soap” it does not work on a virus. Just wash thoroughly. I saw a health worker once tell children to sing “Happy Birthday” while they wash their hands because it takes that long to thoroughly wash the hands.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Fai Mao :" I saw a health worker once tell children to sing “Happy Birthday”
while they wash their hands because it takes that long to thoroughly wash the hands."

I heard that too !
My understanding is that it should take about 20 seconds to raise a good soap lather
in order to flush away any surface contaminants and bacteria.
You were wise to listen .. and follow that advice !

[little jeremiah]

A couple of more helpful things are to coat the inside of the nostrils with oil or some type of similar stuff (I make my own “tiger balm” and soothing balm, I use those or oil) before going anywhere there may be people, and when home rinse the nasal passages well, preferably with a Neti pot. That washes out microbes; also wash face well and rinse mouth and gargle.

Flu viruses like to set up shop in the throat first.