1- Touching objects or surfaces (such as door handles or tables) contaminated from a cough or sneeze from a person with a confirmed infection, and then touching your mouth or face.
2- To protect yourself against the new coronavirus, you should frequently clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water
3- An outbreak of COVID-19 began in late 2019 in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei province. To date, cases of COVID-19 have spread around the world, making the condition one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases.
4- The virus is thought to spread mainly between people who are in close contact (about 6 feet) with one another.
5- Older adults and people of any age with underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, lung disease, or heart disease, are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
6- Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
7- Close contact with a person with a confirmed infection who coughs or sneezes
8- COVID-19 also can be shared if you touch a surface an infected person has touched.
9- There is some limited evidence that regularly rinsing nose with saline can help people recover more quickly from the common cold
10- Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have developed a fever (i.e. have a higher than normal body temperature) because of infection with the new corona virus.
11- Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). This new coronavirus originated in Hubei Province, China and the disease is named COVID-19
12- The virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against 2019-nCoV, and WHO is supporting their efforts.
13- symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure
14- Highest risk for getting very sick from COVID-19 are : “heart disease, including coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, and heart failure , chronic kidney disease,lung disease, including asthma, COPD (chronic bronchitis or emphysema),diabetes, inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders , blood disorders, such as sickle cell disease, or taking blood thinners, current or recent pregnancy in the last two weeks”
HOW TO SURVIVE
- avoid close contact with people who are sick;
- Spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body will not kill viruses that have already entered your body. Spraying such substances can be harmful to clothes or mucous membranes (i.e. eyes, mouth).
- avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, especially with unwashed hands;
- wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds;
- stay home if you are sick to avoid spreading illness to others
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. Throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands afterward.
- Call your health care provider if you are having flu-like symptoms for a professional consultation.
- cleaning and sanitising frequently used objects such as mobiles, keys and wallets
- Do not share dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels, or bedding with other people or pets in your home.
- If you live with someone who is 70 or over, has a long-term condition, is pregnant or has a weakened immune system, try to find somewhere else for them to stay for 14 days.
- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- do not have visitors to your home, including friends and family
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