Advice from Spain

[Note: BBC best advice is to keep washing hands.]

1. Drink lots of hot liquid - coffees, teas, soups, warm water - take a sip of warm water every 20 minutes, keep mouth moist and washes away any virus that may have entered your mouth into your stomach where gastric juices neutralize virus.

2. Gargle with an antiseptic in warm water (like vinegar, salt, lemon) every day if possible.

3. The virus attaches itself to hair and clothes, any detergent or soap kills it, but you must take a bath or shower when you get in, avoid sitting down anywhere but go straight to bathroom; if you cannot wash clothes daily, hang them in direct sunlight which also neutralizes the virus;

4. Wash metallic surfaces very carefully because the virus can remain viable on these for up to 9 days, taken not and be vigilant about touching hand-rails, door handles etc... keep clean and wipe down regularly;

5. Don't smoke

6. Wash your hands every 20 minutes using any soap that foams, do this for 20 seconds, and wash hands thoroughly;

7. Eat fruit and vegetables, try to elevate your zinc levels not just vitamin C levels;

8. Animals do not spread the virus to people; it is person to person transmission;

9. Try to avoid getting the common flu, because this I guess already weakens your system; and try to avoid eating and drinking cold things;

10. If you feel any discomfort in your throat or a sore throat coming on, attack it immediately using the above methods; the virus enters this way and stays in throat 3 or 4 days before passing into the lungs.