All about corona

What is covid-19?

Covid-19 refers to corona virus disease 2019 .It is a type of virus , first reported in  Wuhan city in China. It is communicable disease means it can spread from one person to another. It has caused a world wide pandemic of respiratory illness. It has caused so many deaths that the whole world is struggling against this virus,but there are some countries that are Corona Free !!.

Covid-19 symptoms

symptoms or signs of corona virus may occur between 2 to 14 days after coming in contact with virus. The period before having symptoms after exposure is called incubation period.

  

Common signs or symptoms may include:-

o fever

o cough

o tiredness  

some common early symptoms may include:-

o cough

o running nose

o less taste and smell

o muscle ache

o chest pain

o fever

and many more..

There can be some mild symptoms like vomiting. Almost everyone from children to adults have these symptoms. Some may have less symptoms or mild symptoms while some may have severe symptoms. Children and adults (above or near 60) are having more risk of getting severe symptoms than a grown up person. 

People of any age with the following conditions are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19:-

-cancer

-hypertension

-high blood pressure

-diabetes

-kidney disease

-asthma

-liver disease

-smoking

-HIV 

-immune deficiencies

Preventive measures against covid-19 -

1. maintain and encourage social distancing:

1.Interact with your relatives or friends through video call or other technical services . Also ensure social distancing at your home and inform people about the importance of social distancing.

2. social distancing basically refers to keeping distance from others so that you would not touched by other having disease and the disease would no longer spread.

3. you can also arrange tables or chairs in your house according to social distancing . For example:- in dinning room or in living room you can arrange chairs at least 2 to 6 feet away from each other. 

4. You should consider activities which involve social distancing like yard games. Avoid games which involved social distancing like boxing,wrestling etc.

5. try to avoid close contact with visitors :- don't shake hands,hug or elbow bump instead greet them verbally or use Indian style to greet namaste.

6. Avoid people without mask or ask them to wear mask.

2. Wear mask

1. mask should be worn over the nose and mouth. It protects you from getting infected or protects other from getting infected by you.

2.It slows down the spread of virus from one person to another.

3. you may not know whether you are having corona virus or not and even you can spread disease ,so wearing mask is really important for all of us

4. Children under 2 years or people having severe breathing problem are advised not to wear mask instead stay at home.

3. Frequently use sanitizer or wash your hands with soap

1. Wash your hands with soaps for at least 20 seconds when you think your hand may be contaminated .

2. In the case if there is scarcity of water , use sanitizer which must contain 60% alcohol as prescribed by W.H.O(world health organisation).

3. Ask the visitors to wash hands first and then interact keeping social distancing and face mask. Also before serving or eating food do wash your hands with soap.

HOW TO WASH HANDS?

observe the picture given below.

Major questions in corona pandemic:-

Q-participating in an event or gathering ?

Ans:-In these times it is advised not to organize or attend any gatherings. There can be probability that someone in that gathering might have corona virus .You can be infected by corona virus. 

Q- should we wash the things we bring in to our home before using?

Ans-yes, you should wash the things and even can store them for some days before using those products because there is a probability that product would have covid-19 virus and you might get infected.

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