Nine tips from getting rid of Swine flu:

1. Wash your hands and keep them away from your face

Wash your hands with soap several times a day for 20 to 30 seconds, also between your fingers. Avoid touching the mucous membrane of your mouth, eyes and nose.

2. Cough hygienically

If you cough, stand away from other people. The best thing is to cough into your sleeve, not into your hand.

3. Recover from the illness at home

Don't go to work with a feverish cold, gastroenteritis or flu, but rather contribute to your recuperation with rest. With misplaced ambition you harm yourself, your colleagues and your employer.

4. Watch out for early signs

A sudden high temperature, feeling very ill, coughing and pains in the limbs all point to flu.

5. Get well again

Listen to your body. If you have the typical signs of flu, ask your doctor by phone how to proceed.

6. Protect members of your family

If you’re ill, do without physical contact like hugging, kissing etc. Wherever possible, stay in a separate room. Pay attention to general cleanliness in your flat, especially in the kitchen and bathroom.

7. Air closed rooms regularly

Air closed rooms regularly 3–4 times a day for ten minutes each time. The number of viruses in the air is reduced, and drying up of the mouth and nose mucous membranes is prevented.

It is especially important in a flu pandemic to:

8. Keep your distance and avoid crowds

Protect yourself and others by being especially considerate, keeping a distance of two metres. Do without shaking hands. Avoid crowds, if this is currently being recommended.

9. Know about hygienic masks

There is not sufficient data on the effectiveness of hygienic masks during a pandemic. For this reason they are only to be contemplated as an additional measure to the ones illustrated here.