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What preventative measures should be taken?

While there is no vaccine currently, public health officials have provided the following mitigation and preventative measures:

Learn about the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever, cough and difficulty breathing.
Stay home when you are sick and consider staying home to avoid others who are sick if you are an individual who is at risk of severe illness.
Avoid contact with people who are sick.
Regularly clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as doorknobs, keyboards, cell phones and light switches.**
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. If not available, use hand sanitizer.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or upper sleeve when coughing or sneezing.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid handshakes.
Stay at least 6 feet away from others when in a public setting.
Be sure to maintain a supply of medications, food and other essentials in your house.
Cancel or postpone large gatherings, conferences and sporting events. The federal government is currently recommending gatherings of no more than 10 people.
Reduce in-person gatherings and activities, especially for organizations with individuals at risk of severe illness. Consider offering video or audio of events.
Limit non-essential work travel.

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Novel Coronavirus 2019

1. What is COVID-19?: COVID-19 is a novel (new) virus strain that has only spread in people since December 2019. It has the potential to cause severe illness and pneumonia.

2. What are the symptoms of COVID-19?: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe respiratory illness and death for confirmed cases. Symptoms include fever, cough and/or shortness of breath. Symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure. Learn more.

Health experts are still learning about how this new virus is spread. Other coronaviruses are spread from person to person through:

the air by coughing and sneezing.
close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands.
touching an object or surface that has the virus on it and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
in rare cases, contact with feces.

While there is no vaccine currently, public health officials have provided the following mitigation and preventative measures:

Learn about the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever, cough and difficulty breathing.
Stay home when you are sick and consider staying home to avoid others who are sick if you are an individual who is at risk of severe illness.
Avoid contact with people who are sick.
Regularly clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as doorknobs, keyboards, cell phones and light switches.**
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. If not available, use hand sanitizer.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or upper sleeve when coughing or sneezing.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid handshakes.
Stay at least 6 feet away from others when in a public setting.
Be sure to maintain a supply of medications, food and other essentials in your house.
Cancel or postpone large gatherings, conferences and sporting events. The federal government is currently recommending gatherings of no more than 10 people.
Reduce in-person gatherings and activities, especially for organizations with individuals at risk of severe illness. Consider offering video or audio of events.
Limit non-essential work travel.