COVID-19
What is Coronavirus?
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
This virus and disease began in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
The novel Coronavirus [COVID-19] cases have been confirmed in large numbers all over the country and hence proved Pandemic.
The Coronavirus is a respiratory virus which mainly spread by a droplet of an infected person when he coughs or sneezes, through saliva or discharge from the nose.
Don't worry, most of the people who got infected by the virus recovered from it.
but that doesn't mean you will not take care of yourself by taking precautions.
Clinical recovery for mild cases is approximately 2 weeks,
For patients in severe or critical condition is 3-6 weeks.
WHO is taking efforts to develop vaccination and medicine to prevent and treatment of the virus.
Note #01: Heat at 56-degree celsius kills the SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome] coronavirus at around 10000 units per 15 min- quick reduction.
WHO advises that all confirmed cases, even mild ones, should be isolated to prevent transmission and care should be taken.
Note #02: Alcohol does not protect a person against covid-19.
what are the symptoms?
Most infected people will develop Mild to Moderate illness and recover without being hospitalized.
Most common symptom:- [mild]
- Fever
- Dry cough.
- Tiredness.
Less common symptoms:-
- Aches & Pains.
- Sore throat.
- Diarrhea.
- Conjunctivitis.
- Headache.
- Loss of taste or smell.
- A rash on the skin.
More serious:-
- Difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath.
- Chest pain or pressure.
- Loss of speech or movement.
[please seek immediate medical attention if you have any symptom,s of the virus]
It can take 5-6 days for the symptoms to occur. it can also take up to 14 days.
But most of the people [about 70-80%] recover from the disease without special treatment.
HOW IT SPREADS?
The virus spreads from person to person through:
- close contact with an infectious person.
- contact with droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze
- touching objects or surfaces (like doorknobs or tables) that consist of droplets from an infected person, and then touching your mouth or face.
Current Affair
7.99 million
Total people recovered:-
7.26 million
Death rate:-
120k
Total cases of covid-19 worldwide:-
44,285,074
Recovered people:-
32,467,181
Death rate:-
1,172,134
Precautions
Prevention is better than cure!
So, you also need to take precautions.
- Clean your hands often with soap and water.
- Use alcohol-based hand rub.
- Maintain a safe distance from the people who are coughing or sneezing.
- Wear a mask when you go out.
- Don't touch your eyes, nose, or mouth often.
- Cover your nose and mouth while sneezing with your elbow bent.
- Stay home if you feel unwell.
- If you are unwell seek medical attention.
BONUS
Advantages of Coronavirus
- We learnt how to value life - We learnt to value small things like talking to Friends and Family because these types of important people get neglected by us every day! "Absence of your loved ones will experience you the importance of their presence!"
- Our main life perspective changes - The goal of a child is to score well and work hard for their future. Main life perspective of an adult is to get good wages & educate their child well. But now we all intend to have a perfectly healthy life.
- Every cloud has a silver lining. We get a lot of time for ourselves, use that time as best as you can, Cultivate that time in your hobbies, interests and passion.
NOTE THAT: All the countries are trying their best to get the vaccination ready and it is expected to get ready till February 2021.
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