80% of cases involve mild symptoms
COVID-19 seems to affect older adults and those with underlying conditions such as diabetes, chronic heart and lung conditions, more than other people. Some can contract coronavirus and not have any symptoms, therefore not knowing that they are infected. Others get it but experience mild to moderate symptoms, which require minor or zero special treatment. The most common symptoms of coronavirus include high fever, difficulty breathing, cough and muscle pain. Be on the lookout for those but also for these 6 New Coronavirus Symptoms the CDC Wants You to Watch Out For.
Children are not affected as hard
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “while fewer children have been sick with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, can get sick from COVID-19 and can spread the virus that causes COVID-19 to others. Children, like adults, who have COVID-19 but have no symptoms (“asymptomatic”) can still spread the virus to others”. The good news, if we can call it that, is that most children develop mild symptoms or no symptoms. See also Are Children Coronavirus Super-Spreaders? Recent Studies Explain.
Keeping children healthy requires the same everyday preventive measures as in the case of adults: wash hands, wear masks and maintain social distance. When it comes to children, it’s recommended to also launder and sanitize items such as their favorite stuffed animals or blankets they usually take with them, especially in public places.
Most people recover
The coronavirus diseases affected more than 40 million people worldwide and around 30 million people have recovered from it. Sadly, more than one million have died because of the virus and related complications, with experts warning “it will get worse before it gets better”. What we should focus on is the fact that the chances of recovery are higher than the risks of serious complications and that most of us who will contract COVID-19 will be alright in the end.
Health experts and authorities cannot reiterate this enough: it’s crucial that we all comply with social distancing rules, practice good hygiene at all times like washing our hands as thoroughly and as frequently as possible and self-isolate if any of us experience COVID-19 symptoms, to protect others around us, especially high-risk individuals.
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