IT’S COVID WEEK IN PANORAMA

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 Monday, January 10, 2022 - 09:48

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS with Public Health

Understanding COVID

How does Coronavirus spread?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19; previous referred to as the novel coronavirus) spreads from person to person through infected droplets.

These can be transmitted through the air, particularly through coughs and sneezes, or via contaminated surfaces where a person may touch their face (eyes, nose or mouth) after exposure. Mask use when advised, or when in enclosed areas with those from outside your usual social bubble, is also important in reducing risk of exposure.

What is the best way I can protect myself, knowing that the virus that causes COVID-19 lives on surfaces?
You are more likely to catch the infection through the air, if you are next to someone infected, than from a surface. Thorough cleaning of surfaces with disinfectant or soap is very effective; but this does rely on proper disinfection and good hand hygiene.

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