Hear from Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd on why itβs important to wear masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the current wave.
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If you or someone you know has been bitten by a tick, remember:
1. Do not squeeze, agitate or forcibly remove the tick.
2. Kill the tick by spraying it with a product that contains ether (these can be found at any chemist). Hold the spray about 1cm above the tick and spray 5 times.
3. The tick should die in about 5 minutes.
4. The tick should then drop or be easily brushed away.
If the tick does not drop off, or you canβt freeze the tick, leave it and seek urgent medical assistance.
Please consider others and stay home until your symptoms have passed. This will reduce the chances of you giving COVID-19 to someone else β especially someone who could get very sick.