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As of Thursday (16.04), the government is introducing the obligation to cover the mouth and nose in public spaces. However, many people already wear a mask today. Check how to do it properly.

The period of home quarantine is extending. How to spend this time creatively with your child? Use the ideas below.

The purpose of home isolation is to isolate a patient who, after examination by a doctor, does not require hospitalization due to their health condition. Home isolation is used in patients who have a positive test result for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and do not have symptoms of the disease or show mild, moderate symptoms of COVID-19 disease (e.g. subfebrile condition, cough, sore throat, weakness).

Can the virus be transmitted through food? On March 9, 2020, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a position statement that, according to current knowledge, there is no evidence that food can be a source or intermediate link in the transmission of the SARS COV-2 virus. EFSA information: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/coronavirus-no-evidence-food-source-or-transmission-route Heat treatment and the coronavirus Coronaviruses require a human host to multiply.…

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, access to NZOZ Twój Lekarz facilities is limited. In the interests of the safety of patients and staff, entry to the clinic is only possible after making an appointment by phone. We also appeal to all those who observe symptoms of infection not to leave home without masks. By protecting ourselves, we protect other people.

In the public space, especially on the Internet, there are more and more offers of products with suggested antiviral properties or protection against SARS-Cov-2 infection. Many of them concern dietary supplements. We warn against using such offers.

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, NZOZ Twój Lekarz is changing the rules for providing AOS (Outpatient Specialist Care) services. Due to the declaration of an epidemic threat and the recommendation to avoid in-person contact, we are introducing teleconsultations with specialists. Patients with previously scheduled appointments will be informed by phone about how services will be provided.

Due to the epidemiological situation related to the threat of coronaviruses causing COVID-19, NZOZ Twój Lekarz has introduced special facilities for patients, expanding the scope of primary care services provided remotely. In accordance with the Ministry of Health's recommendations, some medical consultations are being conducted via telephone and online. Patients wishing to order prescriptions can also count on similar facilities...

The Chief Sanitary Inspector appeals for time off from classes not to be a pretext for intensifying social contacts. "This is a time for wise health choices. We are all responsible for our own health and the health of our loved ones. Let's behave responsibly," we read on the GIS website.

NZOZ Twój Lekarz has begun a series of presentations dedicated to women's health! Several dozen people gathered at weekend meetings in Cieszyce and Pustków Wilczkowskie. Women who care about the health of their loved ones on a daily basis often do not find time to take care of their own bodies, go for preventive examinations, have cytology, breast ultrasound and mammography. Anna Zygarlicka from NZOZ Twój Lekarz encouraged the participants of the meetings to have preventive examinations and a healthy lifestyle.