Daily COVID -19 Updates - New Cases, Deaths & Total Cases Globally Count
Latest Update April 13, 2020
Recovered patients 428,333
Deaths 114,332
The lifespan of coronavirus on different surfaces
According to an article in BUSINESS INSIDER, the COVID-19 viruses can sustain on different surfaces for different lifespan. The details of material surfaces and lifespan are tabulated as under;
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
According to researchers & observations, it is seen that the COVID-19 symptoms appear within 2-14 days but in some cases, these symptoms appear in 28 days.
(1) Fever
(2) Cough
(3) Shortness of Breath
COVID-19 TESTS
Before going to COVID-19 test the patient show gone through proper screening as COVID-19 test kits are very short and expensive in some countries in the current situation. If you have fever, cough, shortness of breath and have travel history of COVID-19 affected country or in contact with COVID-19 Confirmed patient than immediately go for below test;
A. Lower respiratory tract (Bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate) & Sputum
B. Upper respiratory tract (Nasopharyngeal swab (NP) Or oropharyngeal swab (OP))
COVID-19 Prevention
A. Frequently spotless hands by utilizing liquor based hand rub or cleanser and water
B. When hacking and wheezing spread mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue promptly and wash hands
C. Avoid close contact with any individual who has fever and hack
D. If you have fever, hack and trouble breathing look for restorative consideration early and share past movement history with your social insurance supplier
E. When visiting live markets in territories as of now encountering instances of novel coronavirus, maintain a strategic distance from direct unprotected contact with live creatures and surfaces in contact with creatures
F. The utilization of crude or half-cooked creature items ought to be kept away from. Crude meat, milk or creature organs ought to be maneuvered carefully, to maintain a strategic distance from cross-tainting with uncooked nourishments, according to great sanitation rehearses.
Use of Mask to protect from COVID -19
The million dollar question which has been rises in minds everywhere is “do mask protect us from new coronavirus?” The answer is yes it can but also it cannot do so alone.
According to the health and hygiene experts the mask cannot protective you from new coronavirus alone therefore whenever you wear mask you must combined with other measures includes personal hygiene measures and social distancing. WHO and other agencies have defined the situation where we need to wear mask these situation can be as under;
- When a person have cough or flu he/she should wear the mask and seek medical consultation to identify cases
- When a person look after COVID-19 victims or medical professionals who are on duty to care COVID patients must wear mask
- When a person is in unavoidable crowd where he/she cannot maintain safe distance mask is recommended to avoid any transmission of communicable diseases include COVID -19
The safety from COVID – 19 is not end after wearing a mask on face it is the beginning of the prevention and the subsequent measures are as under;
- Always wear correct size mask
- Don’t touch mask from outside as the outer surface can have the viruses
- Always dispose of the disposable mask in covered dustbin
- Reusable masks/Washable mask must be clean/wash frequently
- Wash your hand with soap and water (at least for 20 Second) or clean with alcohol sanitizer after very unavoidable touch to mask
For further details visit:
Coronavirus (nCoV-2019) - How to Protect Ourselves
COVID Update March 18, 2020
Before going to COVID-19 test the patient show gone through proper screening as COVID-19 test kits are very short and expensive in some countries in the current situation.
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