00:00 Washing your hands is one way of making sure
00:02 that you're not having the spread.
00:04 The other thing is if you can in your household,
00:05 keep a separate bathroom for that individual.
00:07 Or if you can't do that because of space, et cetera,
00:10 'cause then making sure that using bleach-based
00:13 disinfectants is really good.
00:16 This is where I have to also say,
00:17 people always think that alcohol is good,
00:19 or alcohol gel is going to be the one
00:22 that prevents the norovirus from spreading.
00:24 Actually, we know that that doesn't work.
00:26 It's good old soap and water for that 20 seconds
00:29 of washing your hands as well.
00:31 The other thing is, is that keeping that person isolated
00:33 as well, and then not going back to work,
00:35 or back to school, or back to a care home, et cetera,
00:38 for at least 48 hours once your symptoms have got better,
00:40 because we know that there's an incubation period as well.
00:43 Other things at this time, so vitamin C, vitamin D,
00:46 we don't have a lot of sunshine around,
00:48 vitamin D's great for our immune system.
00:50 Hydration is so important as well,
00:52 so drinking lots of water,
00:53 but make sure it's got nutrients,
00:55 that's something that's going to rehydrate
00:56 your gut back again at the time.
00:58 And if you're on other medications as well, just being careful that they're not going
01:01 to dehydrate you further.
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