Corona Virus

A corona virus is a kind of common virus that causes an infection in your nose, sinuses, or upper throat.
Corona-viruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. A corona virus (COVID-19) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new corona virus that has not been previously identified in humans.

Illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 was termed COVID-19 by the WHO, the acronym derived from "corona virus disease 2019".

Lets look at the Symptoms of COVID-19. The main symptoms include:

• Fever
• Coughing
• Shortness of breath
• Trouble breathing
• Fatigue
• Chills, sometimes with shaking
• Body aches
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Loss of smell or taste
• Nausea
• Diarrhea

If you're infected, symptoms can show up in 2 days or as many as 14. It varies from person to person. According to researchers in China, these were the most common symptoms among people who had COVID-19:

Fever 99%, Fatigue 70%, Cough 59% , Lack of appetite 40%, Body aches 35%, Shortness of breath 31%, Mucus/phlegm 27%.

How does the corona virus spread?

As of now, researchers know that the new corona virus is spread through droplets released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The droplets generally do not travel more than a few feet, and they fall to the ground (or onto surfaces) in a few seconds - this is why social and physical distancing is effective in preventing the spread.

A study shows that SARS-CoV-2 can last for several hours on various types of surfaces:

What is community spread?

Follow the Steps:

Social distancing or physical distancing, keeping space between yourself and other people when you have to go out. Quarantine, keeping someone home and separated from other people if they might have been exposed to the virus. Isolation, keeping sick people away from healthy people, including using a separate "sick" bedroom and bathroom when possible