Government of India is taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenge and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID 19 – the Corona Virus. With active support of the people of India, we have been able to contain the spread of the Virus in our country. The most important factor in preventing the spread of the Virus locally is to empower the citizens with the right information and taking precautions as per the advisories being issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
COVID-19 is a disease caused by
the “novel corona virus”. Common
symptoms are:
Fever
Dry cough
Breathing difficulty
Some patients also have aches and pains,
nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or
diarrhoea
About 80% of confirmed cases recover from the disease
without any serious complications. However, one out
of every six people who gets COVID-19 can become
seriously ill* and develop difficulty in breathing. In more
severe cases, infection can cause severe pneumonia
and other complications which can be treated only at
higher level facilities (District Hospitals and above). In a
few cases it may even cause death.
How does COVID-19 spread?
COVID-19 spreads mainly by droplets produced
as a result of coughing or sneezing of a COVID-19
infected person. This can happen in two ways:
Š Direct close contact: one can get the infection
by being in close contact with COVID-19
patients (within one Metre of the infected
person), especially if they do not cover their
face when coughing or sneezing.
Š Indirect contact: the droplets survive on
surfaces and clothes for many days. Therefore,
touching any such infected surface or cloth
and then touching one’s mouth, nose or eyes
can transmit the disease.
The incubation period of COVID 19 (time between
getting the infection and showing symptoms) is
1 to 14 days
Some people with the infection, but without any
serious symptoms can also spread the disease.
COVID-19 is a disease caused by
the “novel corona virus”. Common
Fever
Dry cough
Breathing difficulty
Some patients also have aches and pains,
nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or
diarrhoea
About 80% of confirmed cases recover from the disease
without any serious complications. However, one out
of every six people who gets COVID-19 can become
seriously ill* and develop difficulty in breathing. In more
severe cases, infection can cause severe pneumonia
and other complications which can be treated only at
higher level facilities (District Hospitals and above). In a
few cases it may even cause death.
How does COVID-19 spread?
COVID-19 spreads mainly by droplets produced
as a result of coughing or sneezing of a COVID-19
infected person. This can happen in two ways:
Š Direct close contact: one can get the infection
patients (within one Metre of the infected
person), especially if they do not cover their
face when coughing or sneezing.
Š Indirect contact: the droplets survive on
surfaces and clothes for many days. Therefore,
touching any such infected surface or cloth
and then touching one’s mouth, nose or eyes
can transmit the disease.
The incubation period of COVID 19 (time between
getting the infection and showing symptoms) is
1 to 14 days
Some people with the infection, but without any
serious symptoms can also spread the disease.
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