What is Corona Virus(COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[6] The disease was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.

How Does it Spread?

The infection is typically spread from one person to another via respiratory droplets produced during coughing. It may also be spread from touching contaminated surfaces and then touching ones face

What are the signs and symptoms?

Although those infected with the virus may be asymptomatic, many develop flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
Less commonly, upper respiratory symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, or sore throat may be seen. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea are seen in a minority of cases,[29] and some of the initial cases in China presented with only cardiac symptoms, like chest tightness and palpitations. In some, the disease may progress to pneumonia, multi-organ failure, and death. As is common with infections, there is a delay from when a person is infected with the virus to when they develop symptoms, known as the incubation period. The incubation period for COVID-19 is typically five to six days but may range from two to fourteen days

How Do we suppres the spread?

Recommended measures to prevent infection include

• Frequent hand washing
• Maintaining distance from others (social distancing)
• Keeping hands away from the face

The use of masks is recommended for those who suspect they have the virus and their caregivers, but not the general public. There is no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19. Management involves treatment of symptoms, supportive care, isolation, and experimental measures

How long and where do they Live?

• Can survive on human skin for hours
• Remain infectious for up to 48 hours after landing on nonporous surfaces such as stainless steel or plastic such as that in computer keyboards
• Survive for much shorter times on porous surfaces such as cloth, paper, or tissue, with very little infectious virus remaining after four hours.
• Temperatures above 26 degrees in dry areas supreses the virus

Incase need arises: County Hotlines

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1	BARINGO	0750684644
	BARINGO	0750684644
2	BOMET	0754166677
3	BUNGOMA	0755838835
	BUNGOMA	0726323112
4	BUSIA	0722434282
5	ELGEYO MARAKWET	0740800530
6	EMBU	0769167832
	EMBU	0782331056
7	GARISSA	0111207207
	GARISSA	0110040836
	GARISSA	0110040708
8	HOMABAY	0725902835
9	ISIOLO	0790635442
	ISIOLO	0738455948
10	KAJIADO	0745748891
	KAJIADO	0789336316
	KAJIADO	0758751986
11	KAKAMEGA	0720295739
	KAKAMEGA	0741933493
12	KIAMBU	0700820227
13	KILIFI	0793277819
	KILIFI	0794497578
	KILIFI	0745994244
	KILIFI	0798595559
14	KIRINYAGA	0798595559
	KIRINYAGA	0798595562
	KIRINYAGA	0780370418
15	KISII	0711179794
	KISII	0711179794
16	KISUMU	07222445800
17	KITUI	0724036822
18	KWALE	0768078070
19	LAIKIPIA	0110094440
	LAIKIPIA	0783055343
	LAIKIPIA	0721799365
20	LAMU	0729515249
	LAMU	0722554739
	LAMU	0784669465
21	MACHAKOS	0748273310
22	MAKUENI	0748273310
23	MANDERA	0771835450
	MANDERA	0712776377
	MANDERA	0752178839
24	MERU	0787033377
25	MIGORI	0728692843
26	MOMBASA	0758549212
27	MURANG’A	0800721800
28	NAIROBI	0800721316
	NAIROBI	0729471414
	NAIROBI	0732353535
29	NAKURU	0724320853
30	NAROK	0700320773
31	NYAMIRA	0111334156
32	NYANDARUA	0793379039
33	NYERI	0717001649
	NYERI	0717003765
34	SAMBURU	0773451940
35	SIAYA	0800721546
36	TANA RIVER	0734480405
37	TAITA TAVETA	0734480405
38	THARAKA NITHI	1513
39	TRANSNZOIA	0759454347
	TRANSNZOIA	0734396344
40	TURKANA	0731774597
41	UASIN GISHU	0754027027
42	VIHIGA	0758721990
43	WAJIR	0758722008
44	WAJIR	0721282862
45	WEST POKOT	0736182216

To get more information from ministry of health about COVID-19 dial *719# or call 719.