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A lot is still to be learnt about Coronavirus and COVID 19 but the basic symptoms are known.
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The World Health Organisation currently state that the incubation period is up to 14 days
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but sometimes it could be longer, even up to 24 days, but typically symptoms show in
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about 5 days. The current World Health Organisation figures said based on 44,000 patients with
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the virus, 81% developed mild symptoms, 14% developed severe symptoms and 5% became critically
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ill. The death rate stated by the World Health Organisation appears to be between 1 and 2%
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but the current initial figures are obviously unreliable, given that is a currently changing
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situation. That said WHO say that about 80% of people recover without medical treatment
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and some people become infected but they do not develop any symptoms or feel unwell. It
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starts with a fever followed by a dry cough. It then can lead to shortness of breath and
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some patients require hospital treatment. Other symptoms are a headache, tiredness,
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nasal congestion, sore throat, diarrhoea and muscle aches. Symptoms often show as mild
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and begin gradually.If you are in a high risk group with existing medical conditions or
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the elderly, or if the person develops a fever, cough and breathing difficulties you should
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seek medical attention by phoning the medical services rather than going to hospitals or
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medical centres, where there is a risk that you will spread the virus to others.