As our communities continue to feel the increased impact of COVID-19, we feel it is important to share with you a few tips for you to stay safe, protect yourself, and to prevent spread of the virus:

• Do NOT shake hands.
• Use ONLY your knuckle to touch light switches, elevator buttons, etc.
• Lift the gasoline dispenser with a paper towel or use a disposable glove.
• Open doors with your closed fist or hip; do not grasp the handle with your hand, unless there is no other way to open the door. Especially, this is crucial with bathroom and post office/commercial doors.
• Use disinfectant wipes at the stores when they are available, to wipe your hands, handle, and child seat in grocery carts.
• Wash your hands with soap for 10-20 seconds and/or use a higher than 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer whenever you return home from ANY activity that involves locations where other people have been.
• Keep a bottle of sanitizer available at each of your home's entrances AND in your car for use after getting gas or touching other contaminated objects when you can't immediately wash your hands.
• If possible, cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue and discard. Use your elbow only if you have to. The clothing on your elbow will contain an infectious virus that can be passed on for up to a week or more!
• Use surgical masks to prevent touching your nose and/or mouth (We touch our nose/mouth 90X/day without knowing it!). This is the only way this virus can infect you - it is lung-specific. The mask will not prevent the virus in a direct sneeze from getting into your nose or mouth - it is only to keep you from touching your nose or mouth

We hope that you and your loved ones stay safe & healthy during these tumultuous times. We pray for the fast recovery of those who are impacted. While our temples may be closed and public worship is suspended temporarily, be assured that the light of the Supreme Lord's love shines upon us brightly. Let us take full shelter of the Lord, with the mind fixed upon him.