First: Practice social distancing. Stay home as much as possible, and when you do have to go out, avoid crowds and keep 6 feet between yourself and others.
Wash hands frequently, scrubbing thoroughly for the recommended 20 seconds.
Use hand sanitizer when you can’t get to a sink—after touching a handrail or door handle, on public transit, or using a shared keyboard at the library, for example.
Abstaining from touching your face is also important because that’s how germs get transferred from your hands to your mouth or nose, and enter your body. “It’s easy to say but hard to do,” Bogoch said, but now is the time to make this a habit.
And of course, cover any coughs or sneezes with a tissue, and if you can’t, sneeze or cough into the crook of your elbow.