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COPE Galway Waterside Women’s Refuge Provides safe emergency accommodation for women and children who need a place to go, to stay safe from abuse. If you are at risk and need emergency refuge from an abusive relationship: Call the 24-hour… Continue Reading →

Disposable gloves Do not wear disposable gloves instead of washing your hands. The virus gets on them in the same way it gets on your hands. Also, your hands can get contaminated when you take them off. Disposable gloves are… Continue Reading →

You should throw out a cloth face covering when it: no longer covers the nose and mouth has stretched out or damaged ties or straps cannot stay on the face has holes or tears in the fabric

To make a cloth face covering at home: cut two rectangles of tightly-woven cotton about 25cm x 15cm fold and stitch the top and bottom edges fold and stitch the side edges, leaving a gap big enough to thread elastic… Continue Reading →

Wash daily in a hot wash over 60 degrees with detergent. If using a washing machine, you should be able to wash and machine dry it without damage or change to shape. You do not need to sterilise cloth face… Continue Reading →

A cloth face covering should cover the nose and go under the chin and: fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face be secured with ties or ear loops include at least 2 layers of fabric allow for… Continue Reading →