Coronavirus and Eye Protection
Protect our mouth, nose and eyes adequately
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Mask and Eyeglasses or Shield.
Recent type of coronavirus, called “2019-nCoV”first detected in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has been confirmed to cause severe respiratory infections, including pneumonia. Those affected experience symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath or conjunctivitis, patients can transmit the virus even before experiencing symptoms.
The virus seems to spread through small respiratory drops, although it could also spread if people touch an object contaminated with the virus and then touch their mouth, nose or eyes.
Some reports suggest that the virus can cause conjunctivitis and be transmitted by aerosol contact with the conjunctiva. Although conjunctivitis is not one of the most common symptoms of 2019-nCoV, we need protect our mouth, nose and eyes adequately against the suspicion of presenting this virus.