A KEY GUIDE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK:With important information on fighting viruses (wash your hands, cover your mouth, stay home if sick) based on the author's long career in public health, including the lessons she learned from the SARS outbreak in Toronto, Soap and Water & Common Sense is an essential resource for staying healthy. As the COVID-19 epidemic leads to panicked, paranoid, and unproductive behaviour, Dr. Henry's advice is vital to learning the simple steps people can take to protect themselves. The book includes sections on the ten ways to stay healthy and the top myths on bugs.NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION ON COVID-19:This new edition features an introduction on the outbreak of and the response to COVID-19. It also includes updates of the statistics and new information on the health crises that have occured since the book's initial publication in 2009.ALREADY SELLING WELL ONLINE:Since Dr. Henry re-entered the public's eye when COVID-19 spread to B.C., this book has become a much-sought-after item. The ebook is #1 in public health books on Amazon.ca and Kobo.com and used copies of the paperback were selling for over ninety dollars.WRITTEN BY THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER LEADING THE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN BRITISH COLUMBIA:Dr. Henry is currently leading British Columbia's response to the coronavirus outbreak as the province's provincial health officer. She has received tremendous praise (and a Twitter fan club) for her calm, empathetic, and informed approach to the epidemic.Articles on Dr. Bonnie Henry and COVID-19:https://globalnews.ca/news/6647555/bonnie-henry-coronavirus-hunter/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bonnie-henry-coronavirus-1.5490495https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-bonnie-henry-is-a-calming-voice-in-a-sea-of-coronavirus-madness/ONE OF THE MOST WELL-REGARDED FIGURES IN PUBLIC HEALTH:Dr. Henry is one of the world's leading experts on public health and epidemiology. Before becoming B.C.'s provincial health officer, she battled epidemics, pandemics, and outbreaks around the globe. She was a key figure in Toronto's response to SARS, consulted with the WHO on polio vaccinations in Pakistan and an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, and coordinated the North American response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza. She is one of the most respected and sought-after voices on public health in both the medical community and the general population.IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON OTHER DISEASES:Soap and Water & Common Sense isn't just a necessary guide to fighting viruses, it's also full of important information about food-borne, travel-related, sexually transmitted, and animal-spread illnesses. Dr. Henry teaches readers how to prepare food to destroy bacteria, how to avoid catching bugs while travelling, and how to protect themselves from STIs.