Protect Yourself Against Influenza, Practice Cough Etiquette

06-Jan-20 14:00

Protect Yourself Against Influenza, Practice Cough Etiquette

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Your social media platforms might be buzzing with messages about the increased number of influenza cases, but the Health Ministry has said that the slight increase is still within normal parameters. But what are the precautions that you can take?

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Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lim Sue Ann, Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Technology, Tech, Social Issues, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, influenza virus, public health, coughing, cough etiquette, Ministry of Health, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Dr Vickneshwaran Muthu, Disease Control Division, flu, infection, infectious disease, seasonal influenza vaccine, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance, Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), handwashing, hand hygiene,

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