CORONAVIRUS AWARENESS
WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS? “Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.”
SYMPTOMS Shortness Fever Cough of breath
KEY STATISTICS TOTAL CASES: 386,962
COUNTRY WISE CASES
WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED? Elderly Children Chronically ill
WHAT CAN I DO? SELF ISOLATION
WHY IS SELF ISOLATION IMPORTANT? • Coronavirus is highly contagious. If people are not careful and they don’t isolate themselves then they can infect others, causing this disease to spread from one person to another at a very rapid pace. That is why it is of utmost importance to practice social distancing. You are not only taking care of your own self by doing that, but also preventing other from being infected. Most healthy people will not be affected by this disease, but they can very well be carriers. So, please be careful!
CAN MY PETS HAVE CORONAVIRUS? Well, no! Please take care of your pets and keep them indoors with you. They cannot catch this virus.
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