Chinese coronavirus COVID-19 has no specific symptoms by which it could be immediately distinguished from a cold or flu. These diseases manifest in the same way and are accompanied by fever, malaise, headache, coughing, and difficulty breathing. Usually, with such a set, you need to contact a doctor at your place of residence, that is, to a clinic. However, if you or those with whom you spoke have traveled to China in the past two weeks, then you need to urgently call an ambulance. About it writes RBC.
Medical workers should have already received instructions on how to deal with patients with suspected coronavirus. First of all, to confirm the disease, you will need to pass tests and undergo specific laboratory diagnostics: the detection of 2019-nCoV RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). During treatment, all patients are placed in special isolated wards. If the virus is not eventually confirmed, then the usual treatment is prescribed for ARVI.
If you feel you are sick, but you have not recently traveled to China and have not communicated with those who have been there, WHO
recommends adhere to standard treatment and stay at home until complete recovery. Calling your doctor is helpful if your condition worsens or is worrisome.At the time of this writing, more than 80 thousand have been identified in the world. infected. Deaths - 2.7 thousand Recovered - about 30 thousand Most cases, excluding China, were recorded in South Korea and Italy. The dynamics of the spread of the virus can be monitored using a special online maps.
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