Part 1: Background information to the Novel Coronavirus Q1 - Q5

Part 2: Symptoms of infection  (Q6 - Q10)

Part 3: Preventative measures  (Q11 - Q17)

Part 4: Home disinfection (Q18 - Q20)

Part 5: Public support and cooperation (Q21 - Q25)

Part 6: Contacts for foreign nationals in Chongqing

Q21. What should people living in or traveling from epidemic zones do?

Step one: Those who return from the epidemic area should immediately dial medical service hotlines for foreign nationals in Chongqing.

• Chongqing Municipal Health Commission: Yang Bin 13983713238
• First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University: Jia Bei 18996057408
• Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University: Jiang Depeng 15922666878

Step two: Perform quarantine for 14 days. Try to live alone or in a well-ventilated single room, separate daily necessities from those of family members, and reduce close contact with family members. Their close contacts should also isolate themselves at home or be quarantined in designated locations.
During quarantine, please keep in touch with local medical staff or CDC for follow-up observation. The quarantine can be lifted if no symptoms appear within 14 days.

Step three: In case of symptoms (including fever, cough, sore throat, chest tightness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, palpitation, mild aching limbs, waist or back muscles), please go to the hospital according to practical conditions.

Specific suggestions for going to medical treatment are as follows:
a. On the way to the hospital, the patient should wear a surgical mask or N95 mask.
b. If possible, avoid taking public transportation to the hospital and open vehicle windows.
c. Wear a mask and keep your hands clean all the time.
d. Try to keep as far away as possible (2 meters) from other people in the vehicle and hospital.
e. If the vehicle is contaminated, chlorine disinfectant or peroxide disinfectant is recommended to disinfect all surfaces contaminated by respiratory secretions or body fluids.

Q22. How does effective self-quarantine work?

a. Remain quarantined at home without visiting relatives and friends or contacting others.

b. During the quarantine, live a healthy life with appropriate rest and adequate sleep.

c. Choose appropriate exercise to reduce anxiety and maintain a healthy attitude.

d. Reading can relieve stress and distract from a bad mood.

e. Listen to relaxing and joyful music, such as classical or easy listening, to maintain emotional stability.

f. Spend no more than hour receiving information on the current epidemic situation.

g. To avoid infection during delivery and distribution, ask personnel to leave parcels outside the door and fetch packages after they leave. Wipe the packaging with ethyl alcohol and wash hands after opening.

Q23 How can people enhance public vigilance?

a. In case of respiratory symptoms such as fever, fatigue and dry cough, suspected patients should immediately wear a mask, go to a clinic or hospital, inform the doctor whether they have been to Wuhan and who they have been in contact with recently, to provide practical information for medical institutions to conduct prompt diagnosis and responses.

b. People should supervise each other. In case that people from Wuhan are not reported or quarantined, promptly advise them to do so or report them to your local committee. Carry out stringent mass prevention and control in the interests of society.

Q24. What further cooperation do the authorities require?

Obey the orders and arrangements of local sub-districts, towns, townships, and villages (communities) or units as well as local Party committees and governments to adopt emergency measures and assist epidemic prevention and control.

Q25 Where can I find reliable information?

Authoritative information should be obtained through mainstream media such as CCTV, iChongqing, Chongqing Daily, CQTV, Shangyou News, CQNEWS, WeChat official account of Chongqing Release, iChongqing, district, and county converging media platforms. It is illegal to start and spread rumors that cause harmful effects maliciously.