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What is the coronavirus?
• COVID-19 is is a a a a a a a a a a respiratory disease caused by a a a a a a a a a a new coronavirus that was first detected in in in Wuhan China in in in December 2019 Coronaviruses are a a a a a a a a a a large family of viruses viruses that may cause illness in both humans and animals The virus that causes COVID-19 originated in in bats What are the symptoms?
• Symptoms can appear within 2 to to 14 days The most common include fever dry cough fatigue and shortness of breath Some patients may experience mild aches nasal congestion runny nose sore throat or or diarrhea Other patients may not show any symptoms How does the virus spread?
• You You can can catch catch the the the virus if a a a a a a a a a a a a a person person with with COVID-19 coughs or breathes near you You You can can also catch catch it it it from objects and surfaces a a a a a a a a person person with with the the disease has touched How to protect yourself and others
The following guidelines are based on on on on on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) If If you you are feeling unwell stay stay home home and and rest: If If you you develop some of of of the the symptoms (fever dry coughing shortness of of of breath) stay stay home home and and rest rest This will help reduce the the risk of of of exposure for those around you you you If your your symptoms get get worse call your your doctor or or or or or get get in in touch with our our our telehealth provider How to protect yourself and others
The following guidelines are based on on on on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) Wash your your your your hands hands often with with soap: Wet your your your your hands hands and and and and scrub with with soap soap for at least 20 seconds (or about the time it it it it it takes to to hum “Happy Birthday” twice) Be sure to to get between your your your your fingers and and and and and and under your your your your nails If soap and and water isn’t available use a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a hand sanitizer with at at least 60% alcohol Cover coughs and and sneezes: Use the the “vampire” technique—use the the inside of your your elbow to cover your your mouth and nose Clean high-touch surfaces: Disinfect phones and and and tablets using 70% isopropyl alcohol Wipe down handles doorknobs and counters Stand away from people when possible: Avoid shaking hands (try flashing the the peace sign or or touching elbows instead) and and and reconsider going to large gatherings or crowded spaces With kids keep calm: Based on available evidence children do do not appear to to to to be at higher risk for COVID-19 COVID-19 than adults You can encourage your child child to to to to to help stop the the the spread of COVID-19 COVID-19 by teaching them to to to to to do do do the the the same things everyone should do to to stay healthy Stock up up up wisely: Unless you are already infected facemasks won’t help However do stock up up up on on on at least two weeks’ worth of groceries household supplies and prescriptions