51 Questions and Answers on COVID-19 by AKANKSHA Jayant Ahirrao

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hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth,or nose.37) Is it safe to receive a package from any area where COID-19 has beenreported?Yes. The likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods is lowand the risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19 from a package that hasbeen moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature isalso low.38) Is there anything I should not do?The following measures ARE NOT effective against COVID-2019 and can beharmful:• Smoking• Wearing multiple masks• Taking antibiotics (See question 10 "Are there any medicines of therapiesthat can prevent or cure COVID-19?")In any case, if you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing seek medical careearly to reduce the risk of developing a more severe infection and be sure toshare your recent travel history with your health care provider.39) Is the source of the coronavirus causing COVID-19 known?Currently, the source of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus (CoV) causing COVID-19 isunknown. All available evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 has a natural animalorigin and is not a constructed virus. SARS-CoV-2 virus most probably has itsecological reservoir in bats. SARS-CoV-2, belongs to a group of geneticallyrelated viruses, which also include SARS-CoV and a number of other CoVsisolated from bats populations. MERS-CoV also belongs to this group, but is lessclosely related.40) How did the first human SARS-CoV-2 infections occur?
The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan City, China inDecember 2019. At this stage, it is not possible to determine precisely howhumans in China were initially infected with SARS-CoV-2.However, SARS-CoV, the virus which caused the SARS outbreak in 2003, jumpedfrom an animal reservoir (civet cats, a farmed wild animal) to humans and thenspread between humans. In a similar way, it is thought that SARS-CoV-2 jumpedthe species barrier and initially infected humans, but more likely through anintermediate host, that is another animal species more likely to be handled byhumans - this could be a domestic animal, a wild animal, or a domesticated wildanimal and, as of yet, has not been identified.Until the source of this virus is identified and controlled, there is a risk ofreintroduction of the virus in the human population and the risk of newoutbreaks like the ones we are currently experiencing.41) Is COVID-19 airborne?The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through dropletsgenerated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks. These dropletsare too heavy to hang in the air. They quickly fall on floors or surfaces.You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within 1 metre of aperson who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and thentouching your eyes, nose or mouth before washing your hands.Be Active during COVID-1942) What is physical activity?Physical activity includes all forms of active recreation, sports participation,cycling and walking, as well as activities you do at work and around the homeand garden. It doesn’t have to be exercise or sport – play, dance, gardening, andeven house cleaning and carrying heavy shopping is all part of being physicallyactive.
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