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    CORONA VIRUS

What is COVID-19?

COVID-19 is the disease caused by the new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
There are many different kinds of coronavirus, and some of them can cause disease.
A newly identified type has caused a recent outbreak of respiratory illness now called COVID-19.
The new coronavirus can be spread from person to person. There is no coronavirus vaccine yet. Prevention involves frequent hand-washing, coughing into the bend of your elbow, staying home when you are sick and wearing a cloth face covering if you can't practice social distancing

What are symptoms of COVID-19?


  • Most common symptoms:
  • a. Fever
  • b. Dry cough
  • c. Tiredness

  • Less common symptoms:
  • a. Aches and pains
  • b. Sore throat
  • c. Diarrhoea
  • d. Conjunctivitis
  • e. Headache
  • f. Loss of taste or smell
  • g. Rash on skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes

  • Serious symptoms:
  • a. Difficulty breathing or Shortness of breath
  • b. Chest pain or Pressure
  • c. Loss of speech or movement

How is COVID-19 Diagnosed?

The time between exposure to COVID-19 and the moment when symptoms start is commonly around five to six days but can range from 1 – 14 days.
Diagnosis may be difficult with only a physical exam because mild cases of COVID-19 may appear similar to the flu or a bad cold. A laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis.

Is this Coronavirus different from SARS?

COVID-19, which is caused by the new coronavirus, has been dominating the news lately. However, you may have first become familiar with the term coronavirus during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003.
Both COVID-19 and SARS are caused by coronaviruses. The virus that causes SARS is known as SARS-CoV, while the virus that causes COVID-19 is known as SARS-CoV-2. There are also other types of human coronaviruses.
Despite their similar name, there are several differences between the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19 and SARS.

How do you protect yourself from this coronavirus?

  • 1. STAY Home
  • 2. KEEP A safe distance
  • 3. WASH Hands often
  • 4. COVER Your cough
  • 5. SICK? Call the helpline



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Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death.

- Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Director General, WHO

What's Happening

Coronavirus numbers explained: 1 lakh figure reached, but India lockdown delayed it

The 100,000 milestone has been delayed by almost three weeks due to the lockdown, first imposed on March 24. Computer modeling projections early last month had shown that at the rate the disease was spreading in the country at that time, if no lockdown had been put in place, this milestone would be reached by the end of April, if not earlier.

Indian Express

Coronavirus | Two in five COVID-19 patients have recovered, says Health Ministry

For a pandemic to be under control, those who recover every day must consistently be more than those freshly diagnosed daily.
On May 20, when India recorded a new daily high of cases, 5,614, and 140 deaths, Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that India’s recovery rate has climbed to more than 40%

The Hindu

Strides Pharma to conduct trials in India for potential Covid 19 Drug

Indian pharmaceutical company Strides Pharma Science Ltd said on Thursday it has got regulatory approval to conduct clinical trials of antiviral drug favipiravir, considered a potential treatment for COVID-19.
The Bengaluru-based company has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India to conduct trials of favipiravir in the country, Strides founder Arun Kumar said.

The Times of India