There are symptoms of COVID-19 sometimes shown that may appear 2-14 days after being exposed. It includes fever, coughing, and shortness of breath and emergency signs would be troubled breathing, pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, blue tint on lips or face.

Wuhan is where the virus, COVID-19 originated.

The incubation period for COVID-19 is up to 14 days. The incubation period is the time between the exposure to the virus and the symptom onset. This period is also known as the “pre-symptomatic” period.

Social distancing means to keep space between you and people outside of your home. We can do this by limiting face to face contact with other people.

The median time from when they are diagnosed to recovery for mild cases is about 2 weeks. If the patient has a more severe or critical case, it takes 3-6 weeks to recover.

COVID-19 attacks the lungs, starting at the peripheral areas on both sides making its way to reach the upper respiratory tract, the trachea and other central airways. It affects both your upper respiratory tract, sinuses, nose, and throat, and your lower respiratory tract, windpipe and lungs.

It started from a Huanan seafood market in Wuhan where someone was infected with a virus from an animal, most likely a bat.

Italy was the first country to lock down on a national level. It started on the 8th of March when they locked down only Northern Italy then expanded to the rest of Italy on the following day.

People should stand 6 feet, two arm lengths, away from each other to maintain social distancing.

All ages are able to be infected by the disease but there are some people who can be more at risk for developing a critical case of the virus. Older people and people with pre-existing medical conditions, like asthma, diabetes, or heart disease, are more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.

Most of the world is on lockdown due to COVID-19 because everyone is trying to stop it from spreading. Borders are closed and there is only a minimal amount of travel.

COVID-19 is transmitted between respiratory droplets and contact routes. When a person in close contact, within 1 meter, with someone who has respiratory symptoms (coughing or sneezing) it means that person can have their mucosae (nose and mouth) or conjunctiva (eyes) exposed to a respiratory droplet that might be infected.

People who have been exposed to the new coronavirus and who are at risk for coming down with COVID-19 might practice self-quarantine. Health experts recommend that self-quarantine lasts 14 days. Two weeks provides enough time for them to know whether or not they will become ill and be contagious to other people.

We should limit social distancing because COVID-19 spreads mainly among people who are in close contact for a period of time.

There is no confirmed cure or treatment yet for COVID-19. The symptoms of COVID-19 usually go away on their own when people do not have a severe case.