Coronavirus Tips: How the New Coronavirus Spreads?

New Yorkers, staying home: COVID-19 current notice

New York City is experiencing a widespread community spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2019. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (affects breathing). Symptoms can range from mild (such as sore throat) to severe (such as pneumonia). Most people do not need treatment for their symptoms. We work together to slow down the spread of the virus and protect people who are at higher risk of serious illness and our medical staff from being knocked down by the disease.

Community communication means that COVID-19 is becoming widespread in New York City, and we should act in accordance with the position that everyone has been exposed to the disease. If you are sick, you must stay at home. At this moment, all New Yorkers must carefully monitor their health and seek medical treatment only when they are seriously ill. We need to ensure that critically ill patients can be admitted to the hospital or enter the intensive care unit when needed. Even if you are not sick, you should stay at home as much as possible: work at home, study at home, and avoid all unnecessary interactions and activities.

How is COVID-19 spread?
• The disease-causing virus is most likely to be transmitted to people with close contact (within about 6 feet). Viruses are present in droplets that people cough or sneeze, or they can spray when they talk. Keeping a distance of 6 feet from each other helps protect you from spray droplets.
• Scientists disagree on how long COVID-19 can survive on the surface of an object, but the virus can survive on surfaces that people often touch. If someone touches their eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands, they may be infected with the virus.
• Scientists currently believe that people without symptoms can also spread the virus. However, people who are showing symptoms (such as coughing or sore throat) are more likely to spread the virus to others.