CORONAVIRUS

(COVID-19) FACTS

HOW IS IT SPREAD?
Current evidence suggests
that the virus spreads
mainly between people who
are in close contact with
each other, typically within
1 metre (short-range). A
person can be infected
when aerosols or droplets
containing the virus are
inhaled or come directly
into contact with the eyes,
nose, or mouth.
COVID-19 is transmitted from person to person via droplets,
contact, and fomites. It is transmitted when one individual talks,
sneezes, or coughs producing ‘droplets’ of saliva containing the
COVID-19 virus. These droplets are then inhaled by another
person. COVID-19 transmission usually occurs among close
contacts -- including family members and healthcare workers. It
is therefore important to maintain a distance of more than 1
meter away from any person who has respiratory symptoms.
WHAT ARE THE
SYMPTOMS?

Most common symptoms:

fever According to WHO, the most
dry cough common symptoms of COVID-19 are
tiredness fever, tiredness and dry cough. Few
Less common symptoms: patients experience aches and pains,
aches and pains nasal congestion, runny nose, sore
sore throat throat or diarrhea. Patients usually
diarrhoea have mild symptoms that start
conjunctivitis gradually. Most patients recover
headache without needing any special
loss of taste or smell treatment. Only around 1 of 6
a rash on skin, or patients manifest with difficulty
discolouration of fingers or breathing and become seriously ill.
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