CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19):
AWARENESS
WHAT IS A ‘NOVEL’ CORONAVIRUS?
• A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COV) - A NEW STRAIN OF
CORONAVIRUS.
• THE DISEASE CAUSED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS FIRST
IDENTIFIED IN WUHAN, CHINA.
• COVID-19 - CO- CORONA; VI – VIRUS; AND D-
DISEASE.
• THIS DISEASE WAS REFERRED TO AS ‘2019 NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS’ OR ‘2019-NCOV.’
• THE COVID-19 IS LINKED TO THE SAME FAMILY OF
VIRUSES AS SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
(SARS)
HOW IT SPREAD
✓ AIR - BY COUGH OR SNEEZE
✓ PERSONAL CONTACT
✓ CONTAMINATED OBJECTS
✓ SURFACE TRANSMISSION
✓ COMMUNITY SPREAD
✓ DROPLETS
✓ PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION
✓ MASS GATHERING
The COVID-19 virus. may survive on surfaces for several
hours, but simple disinfectants can kill it.
SYMPTOMS
❑COUGH
❑FEVER
❑DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
❑PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS
Symptoms may take up to 14 days to appear after
exposure to COVID-19. This is the longest known
incubation period for this disease
Virus can be transmitted to others from someone
who is infected but not showing symptoms.
This includes people who are:
Pre-symptomatic: have not yet developed
symptoms
Asymptomatic: never develop symptoms
PREVENTION
Wash your hands often
Use sanitizer
Maintain Social Distancing
Wear a mask
Always cover your nose and mouth
during cough or sneeze
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Maintain Cleanliness and hygiene
Contact Covid helpline
ADVISE
❖ Avoid common greetings, such as handshakes
❖ Stay at home unless you have to go to work
❖ Avoid all non-essential trips
❖ Do not gather in groups
❖ limit contact with people at higher risk, such as older
adults and those in poor health
❖ If you leave your home, always keep a distance of at
least 2 arms lengths from others
❖ Avoid crowded places and non-essential gatherings
❖ Cover your mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue
when coughing or sneezing
❖ Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with
unwashed hands
❖ If you are feeling unwell, stay home and minimize
contact with others
❖ If you suspect you have COVID-19 symptoms, contact a
medical professional immediately
Together, we can slow the spread of COVID-19 by making a
conscious effort to keep a physical distance between each
other. Physical (social) distance is proven to be one of the most
effective ways to reduce the spread of illness during an
outbreak.
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Useful links and Notifications
COVID -19
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UGC Circular on Precautions to be taken in the light of Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
UGC Advisory for Universities and Colleges- Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Advisory on Social Distancing Measure in view of spread of
COVID-19 disease (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)
TAKE PRECAUTIONS
DON’T BE PANIC!
