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What is the Coronavirus?
It is newly identified virus that is part of the coronavirus family and has never been encountered before with this recent outbreak called COVID-19. There are many different kinds and like other coronaviruses, it has transferred to humans from animals. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it a pandemic.
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.
Based on the information from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure, with the most common symptoms related to the coronavirus being fever, cough and shortness of breath.