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HERE’S WHAT YOU TO NEED TO KNOW!

What is COVID-19?
COVID-19, previously called the Novel Coronavirus, is part of a family of viruses that includes the common cold, SARS and MERS.

Symptoms of COVID-19?
Similar to the common cold, COVID-19 is spread from person to person when an infected carrier coughs or sneezes.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

  • Fever
  • Coughing
  • Sore Throat
  • Acute diarrhoea.

In severe cases the symptoms include:

  • Kidney failure
  • Pneumonia
  • Acute respiratory syndrome

PREVENTION

Prevention is the most important action you can take to protect yourself and your family from getting COVID-19. The Ministry of Health urges the population to:

Wash your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based sanitizer
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or cough and sneeze into the crook of your elbow if you do not have a tissue
Practice social distancing (e.g. no kissing, hugging, or hand-shaking, avoid mass gatherings)
Stay home and isolate if you are ill
Sanitize hard surfaces (e.g. table tops, handrails, doorknobs and trolleys) as often as possible
Avoid close contact with people who have flu-like symptoms
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hand

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