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COVID pandemic and its prevention

Answer 1

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus.

The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a

*) cough

*) fever

*) in severe cases, difficulty breathing.

You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people.

Coronavirus disease spreads through :

*) contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze

*) touching a surface or object that has the virus on it, then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth.

Prevention :

There’s currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

You can protect yourself and help prevent spreading the virus to others if you:

Do

1) Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub

2) Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze

3) Avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell

4) Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell

Don't

*) Touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean

As of April 6th,

World wide confirmed cases : 12,73,990

Recovered cases : 2,60,247

Deaths : 69,444

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been confirmed in large number of countries due to which the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11.03.2020 has characterized COVID-19 as pandemic.