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CORONA-VIRUS, Symptoms and What to do

According to the World Health Organization, coronaviruses are viruses which are transmitted between animals and people.

They are viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). These .

It was recently discovered in China, where it was found to have killed ten people and infected almost 500 people in a very short time.

Awareness should be aggressively spread about this new virus known as the Coronavirus considering the fact that Nigeria has a whole lot of traffic from China due to trade relations presents a window of opportunity for this virus.

Our governments on all levels, local, state, federal should be more proactive. We must not wait until the first cases appear in this dense and overpopulated country, with majority living on top of one another in our urban centres.

Symptoms

The symptoms of most Coronaviruses are similar to any other upper-respiratory infection, including runny nose, coughing, sore throat, and sometimes a fever.

What to Do

There is no vaccine for Coronavirus. To help prevent Coronavirus infection, do the same things you do to avoid the common cold:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water or with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

2.Keep your hands and fingers away from your eyes, nose, and mouth.

3. Avoid close contact with people who are infected.

4. Get plenty of rest.

5. Drink fluids.

6. Take over-the-counter medicine for sore throat and fever (but don't give aspirin to children or teens younger than 19; use ibuprofen or acetaminophen instead)." Culled from WebMD.

The Coronavirus infection is basically treated the same way one would treat a cold. All African countries must also be ready and extra careful . . . . the same measures LAGOS STATE and the other states took during the Ebola crisis must be applied.