Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

What is the Disease?

  Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus, first identified in a cluster with pneumonia symptoms in Wuhan city,   Hubei province of China.

  Most of the cases were epidemiologically linked to the seafood and animal market.

How is the virus transmitted?

• Novel Corona virus strains are spread from person to person through contaminated droplets from a person who is sick with the illness (through coughing or sneezing) or contaminated hands.
• The virus can spread through touching an infected surface.
• The incubation period extends from 1 to 14 days (that means the amount of time from being exposed to the virus to showing symptoms)

 The symptoms are: 

• Fever
• Shortness of breath
• Cough
• Headache
• Sore throat

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