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What is COVID-19?

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WHAT IS COVID-19??

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  • COVID-19 is the disease caused by the new coronavirus that emerged in China in December 2019.
  • COVID-19 symptoms include cough, fever and shortness of breath. COVID-19 can be severe, and some cases have caused death.
  • The new coronavirus can be spread from person to person. It is diagnosed with a laboratory test.
  • HOW IS CORONA-VIRUS SPREAD?

    Recent information indicates COVID-19 may be passed from person to person. Community spread is being seen, also. Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in a particular area, including some people who are not sure how or where they became infected. COVID-19 has been detected in people throughout China and in over 100 other countries, including the United States.
    The spread of this new coronavirus is being monitored by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization and health organizations like Johns Hopkins across the globe. On Jan. 30, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency  (Pandemic).

  • WHAT IS A PANDEMIC?
  • A pandemic is the global outbreak of a disease. There are many examples in history, the most recent being the COVID-19, declared as such by the World Health Organization on March 12, 2020. 
    Pandemics are generally classified as epidemics first, which is the rapid spread of a disease across a particular region or regions. COVID-19 began as an epidemic in China, before making its way around the world in a matter of months and becoming a pandemic. But epidemics don't always become pandemics, and it's not always a fast or clear transition.
  •  INCUBATION PERIOD- The period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.
  • It appears that symptoms are showing up in people within 14 days of exposure to the virus.
  • SYMPTOMS!




  • COVID-19 symptoms include:
    1. Cough
    2. Fever
    3. Shortness of breath
    In rare cases, COVID-19 can lead to severe respiratory problems, kidney failure or death.
    If you have a fever or any kind of respiratory difficulties such as coughing or shortness of breath, call your doctor or a health care provider and explain your symptoms over the phone before going to the doctor’s office, urgent care facility or emergency room.
    Over the phone, be sure to tell them if you have travelled outside the country in the last 14 days, particularly to countries affected by COVID-19 (currently China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea). Also, be sure to tell them if you suspect you have been close (within 6 feet) of someone who has COVID-19 for an extended period. Your health care provider or the emergency room team will recommend the next steps.
  • If you live in India and maybe suspecting yourself as a victim of COVID-19, then you must call immediately on this helpline number issued by the  GOVERNMENT and THE HEALTH MINISTRY OF INDIA. Available- 24*7
  •           +91-11-23978046
  • TREATMENT-
  • As of now, there is not a specific treatment for the virus. People who become sick from COVID-19 should be treated with supportive measures: those that relieve symptoms. For severe cases, there may be additional options for treatment, including research drugs and therapeutics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has these suggestions:
  1. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly for at least 20 seconds. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available.
  2. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
  3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
  4. Stay home when you are sick.
  5. Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects people frequently touch.
NOVEL CORONA-VIRUS ON MAP
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 TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES 

Coronavirus Cases:

14,644,360



Deaths:
608,911

Recovered:

8,735,298


IN CHINA- 

Coronavirus Cases:

83,682

Deaths:

4,634

Recovered:

78,799


 IN USA-

Coronavirus Cases:

3,898,550

Deaths:

143,289

Recovered:

1,802,338


Last updated: July 20, 2020, 04:15 GMT

WORLD CHART




FOR MORE INFORMATION FOR CORONA VIRUS IN THE WORLD
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd

 https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/




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