Special Notice Concerning the COVID-19 Virus

Plymouth Proprietary Library
From the President
10th March 2020

Events
The holding of scheduled events will be reviewed in the light of Government advice please see our website for the latest information.

Recommendations for our Library

We are recommending the following specific practices within the library.   The basis of making these small adjustments to our practices is twofold:

1. Forming good habits ahead of any local outbreak will help us proactively stay ahead of any risks, and

2. Even if we are healthy and at a very low risk of harm, there are others in our community with weaker immune systems whom we will be helping by taking precautions.

On entering the library

Visitors should disinfect their hands with a disinfectant alcohol-based hand sanitiser from a dispenser which will be placed at the entrance of the library. As this is becoming more difficult to source, please bring your own disinfectant gel with you if possible.

Greeting People

Avoid shaking hands and kissing other visitors.

There is currently no vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to this virus. Prevention measures include:

1. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser

2. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands

3. Avoid close contact with people who are ill

4. Stay at home when you feel ill   

5. Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then immediately throw the tissue in the bin and wash your hands. If you don’t have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve or arm

We ask all members simply to abide by these public health guidelines.

If you are a high risk patient or particularly worried

Some visitors to the Library with other medical conditions or the elderly may be advised not attend in case of an epidemic. Wait for Government advice.

If you are not well

Contact NHS 111 or your GP practice for advice and do not attend the library.
(Symptoms of the illness are: fever, persistent dry cough, persistent pain in muscles and joints, shortness of breath)