Author(s)

Iraj Salehi-Abari^1*, Shabnam Khazaeli²

¹Rheumatology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
²General Practitioner, Genetic Consultant, Toronto, Canada.

The new Coronavirus disease or COVID-19 is a contagious viral/immunological systemic disorder with predominantly respiratory features caused by human infection with SARS-CoV-2, which is rapidly spreading from person-to-person all around the world as a pandemic. As long as there is no effective vaccine available to prevent this disease and no definitive treatment is provided to cure it, it is better to prevent this disease by following a series of principles, which are: home quarantine of asymptomatic to mild COVID-19 patients and hospitalization of severe cases, physical distancing, staying at home, handwashing, cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces, face-mask using, cough and sneeze covering, healthy nutritious diet along with the routine life activities and daily exercise, video communication by phone/online with family, and finally practice to relieve stress/anxiety.

Quarantine, Telemedicine, Physical Distancing, Prevention, COVID-19, Face-Mask, Handwashing, High-Touch Surfaces

Salehi-Abari, I. and Khazaeli, S. (2020) Ten Rules Preventing COVID-19. Advances in Infectious Diseases, 10, 123-128. doi: 10.4236/aid.2020.103012.