Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Corona-19) is a respiratory disease that spreads from person to person. The virus spreads between people in close contact with each other, mainly through respiratory droplets, which are formed when an infected person speaks, sings, coughs, and sneezes. The Corona-19 virus is different from the coronavirus, which spreads as common among humans as the common cold and causes mild illness.
You can protect yourself and our community from the spread of COVID-19:
Avoid close contact with sick people.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. You can also use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
Do not touch eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
Practice social distancing and avoid gatherings and nonessential travel.
Wear a face mask in public.
COVID-19 symptoms
Mild symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, headache, runny nose, loss of smell / taste, sore throat, and / or diarrhea.
If you have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 and have not worn a mask OR live or work in an environment with people who are at high risk of serious illness, you should be quarantined for the full 14 days. If you have come into contact with someone with COVID-19, have worn a mask, and do not live or work with people who are at high risk of serious illness, the following guidelines apply:
Quarantine for 10 days, monitor your symptoms OR quarantine for 7 days, monitor your symptoms AND test negative for COVID-19 on or after the 5th day after infection.
If you are a healthcare professional or first aid provider, quarantine for 7 days while observing your symptoms AND receive a negative PCR test for COVID-19 on or after the 7th day of exposure.
If you develop symptoms during the quarantine period and test positive for COVID-19, you must self-isolate for at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms and at least 1 day after the fever has cleared and other symptoms have improved.