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About Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19)

COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus.

At the end of December 2019, Chinese public health authorities reported several cases of acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China. Chinese scientists soon identified a novel coronavirus as the main causative agent and It is a new strain of virus.

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How Coronavirus Spread

Because it's a new illness, we do not know exactly how coronavirus spreads from person to person. Similar viruses are spread in cough droplets.

From Close contact with an infected person

The coronavirus is thought to spread mainly from person to person. This can happen between people who are in close contact with one another.
Droplets from infected persons sneezes

A person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.
Touching Objects that have cough or sneeze

The coronavirus is thought to spread mainly from person to person. This can happen between people who are in close contact with one another.

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What are the Symptoms Symptoms of Corona Virus

Symptoms may take up to 14 days to appear after exposure to COVID-19. This is the longest known incubation period for this disease.

High Fever

Continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual).

Coughing

Continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual).

Shortness of breath

Continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual).