Covid-19: What you need to know and what you must do

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.  Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently and not touching your face. 

The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).

At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon as clinical findings become available?

Symptoms

The COVID-19 virus affects different people in different ways.  COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and most infected people will develop mild to moderate symptoms and recover without requiring special treatment.  People who have underlying medical conditions and those over 60 years old have a higher risk of developing severe disease and death.

Common symptoms include:

• fever
• tiredness
• dry cough.

Other symptoms include:

• shortness of breath
• aches and pains
• sore throat
• and very few people will report diarrhea, nausea or a runny nose.

People with mild symptoms who are otherwise healthy should self-isolate and contact their medical provider or a COVID-19 information line for advice on testing and referral.

People with fever, cough or difficulty breathing should call their doctor and seek medical attention.

Prevention

To prevent infection and to slow transmission of COVID-19, do the following:

• Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub. 
• Maintain at least 1-meter distance between you and people coughing or sneezing. 

• Avoid touching your face. 

• Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. 

• Stay home if you feel unwell. 

• Refrain from smoking and other activities that weaken the lungs. 

In order to ensure a successful fight against Covid-19, we must all walk together maintaining proper hygiene by constantly washing our hands and social distancing. Covid-19 is real and this plague is causing so much havoc already. We can virus if we adhere to all the provided information and also ensure isolation. We must also report case one we start experiencing any of the symptoms to ensure we get tested for the virus.  

Here is the most recent case update as provided by NCDC.

The toll free number is 080097000010

Stay safe and be calm.

May God heal our land and send Corona Virus out forever.

Ps: There are few people out, everyone is indoors. God help us all. I would love to hear from you, what's the current situation where you are?