Staying at Home is the Best Way to Manage Corona Virus

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Staying at Home is the Best Way to Mange Corona Virus
Introduction
The novel corona virus, corona virus disease 19 (COVID-19) has affected many
countries around the globe. The World Health Organization has provided some way to help
prevent the spread of the virus. Among these are maintaining social distance and regular
washing of hands. Washing of hands should be done using soap and running water for a
period of at least 20 seconds (World Health Organization Advice for Public). This essay will
focus on the strategy of staying at home as the best way to help prevent the spread of covid-
19. There are numerous advantages that can be accrued from stating at home during this
pandemic. The essay will also provide views of the opposing groups. A rebuttal for the same
will be provided. While staying at home should not be interpreted to strictly stay indoors, it
describes a situation where one stays indoors unless it is very important for them to go
outside.
Supporting Views
Staying at home will enhance the concept of social distancing. Experts have argued
that one of the ways to ensure that the virus is contained is to keep some social distance
between oneself and anyone who is exhibiting symptoms of the corona virus disease19. The
WHO advises people “keep a distance of at least one metre between yourself and any person

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who is sneezing or coughing” (World Health Organization Advice for Public). When one
stays at home, it is unlikely that they will interact with a large number of people. In most
cases, when a person is at home, they are likely to be alone or with their family members
(Wang, 967). Therefore, a person at home practices is likely to be safer compared to one who
is in public places. Staying at home almost guarantees social distancing at more than 95
degrees of confidence (Wang, 470). On the basis, of ensuring that one is distanced from other
people (apart from family) staying at home ensures social distance.
Staying at home will help prevent an exponential rate of infections. Since corona virus
disease 19 can be transmitted through being close to a person who is infected, a person who
goes out to public places has higher chances of getting an infection (Li, 130). In addition, if a
person who is infected goes out to public places, he/ she is likely to transmit the virus to a
large number of people. Available evidence shows that it is possible for a person who is
asymptomatic to transmit the virus (Franks, 109). Therefore, staying at home is a great way
of ensuring that one does not get infected. It is also a great way to ensure that the one who is
infected does not pass on the infection to others. It is particularly important to stay at home
for it may not be possible to tell who has the virus from those that do not have it. Therefore, if
people were to stay at home, new cases of the virus would be significantly reduced.
Staying at home will help perform effective surveillance and lead to faster
containment of the virus. When people are at home, it is simple to monitor the affected
persons while protecting the negative ones. Following is an explanation of this. In most
countries, there are hotline numbers that the government has provided for people to report
any potential cases of covid-19 (Yee, 42). When people are confined at home, one can call
for help while at home. Tests can be carried out and if a person turns out to be negative, they
can receive care while at home. Due to the reduction in traveling, most of the potential cases
can be identified and managed (Lipsitch, David and Lyn, 73). Offering care at home could

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also help prevent the hospitals and healthcare facilities from being overwhelmed with a large
number of cases.
Staying at home offers people an opportunity to wash/ sanitize their hands often. Most
people have tap water and soap at home. The World Health Organization has advised that one
of the effective ways of preventing the spread of covid-19 is “to wash hands with soap and
water for at least 20 seconds.” Since these amenities are easily accessible at home, staying at
home is a great way of preventing the spread of the disease. Sanitizing is also a great way to
keep hands clean. Staying at home has the potential of offering a person adequate time to
carry out regular sanitizing.
When a person is at home, they are likely to more education about the corona virus.
Televisions and other media channels/ sited have plenty of credible information about the
disease (Holshue, 22). Staying at home offers an individual more time to interact with these
sites. The knowledge that they gain could greatly help in containing the virus. It is said that
knowledge has the potential of influencing attitudes and leading to behaviour change. Access
to credible information about corona virus will help people take appropriate measures. As
seen above, staying at home helps in ensuring access to such credible information. Therefore,
staying at home is a great way of helping prevent the spread of corona virus.
Opposing Views
There are people who are of the opinion that staying at home is not an effective way
of containing covid-19. One of the views of the opposing groups is that staying at home will
negatively affect the economy. Staying at home may lead to loss of the household ability to
purchase food and other essential commodities. It may also lead to people losing the ability to