How You Can Help The SARS problem can only be contained if all of us are socially responsible and take the necessary precautions:   Take precautions when travelling   • Heed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) advice when travelling (to visit WHO website, click here) • Avoid travel to SARS-affected areas – The WHO's has a list of travel advisory Stay home   • If you have a fever or are unwell, do not go to work. See a doctor and stay at home until you are well. Curb infection   • When you go to the doctor’s clinic, wear a face mask so as to reduce the risk of spreading infection to others. • If you cough, cover your mouth and nose with tissue paper or a handkerchief. Do not spit on the floor or in the open. Eat and live right   • Build up your body’s resistance by maintaining a proper diet, adequate rest and exercise. For parents • Monitor your child’s temperature with a thermometer daily. • If your child has a fever, do not send your child to school. See a doctor and let your child stay at home until he or she is well. At work place   • Monitor staff who have been to SARS-affected areas closely. • If they develop symptoms, advise them to not go to work. Seek medical attention immediately. Wash up   • Practice good personal hygiene and wash your hands frequently. Help keep our environment clean   • Do not throw remnants of food on the floor or in the open. • Do not leave food in common areas for stray animals. • Do no spit on the floor and common areas. Think you’ve got SARS? Check with your local health authorities on what you need to do.