What should I do if I think I have COVID-19?
If you have symptoms such as fever, cough and difficulty breathing and have travelled outside Canada or have been exposed to someone who has COVID-19, stay home and call Health Link 811. If you are not seriously ill, do not go to a physician’s office, a health care facility or a lab without consulting with Health Link 811 first. Call 911 if you are seriously ill and need immediate medical attention and inform them that you may have COVID-19.
Symptoms of COVID-19
Symptoms for COVID-19 are similar to those for influenza or other respiratory illnesses. The most common symptoms include:
- fever
- cough
- extreme tiredness
Most people (about 80%) recover from this disease without needing special treatment.
However, it can cause serious illness. Those who are older, and those with other medical problems are more likely to develop serious illness, which can include:
- difficulty breathing
- pneumonia
There is a risk of death in severe cases.
While we are still learning about how COVID-19 affects people, older persons and persons with pre-existing medical conditions (such as high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, cancer or diabetes) appear to develop serious illness more often than others.
Call Health Link 811 at the first sign of symptoms. Call from home before going to a health care facility, unless severely ill.
Alberta's chief medical officer of health has announced aggressive new measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is asking that all large gatherings or international events in the province be cancelled and advising Albertans not to travel outside the country.
Those travelling now need to self-isiolate for 14 days on their return, no matter where they were visiting.
The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre says a Corona-Virus vaccine has been produced that is now being tested in animals. However, there is still a long road ahead to manufacturing a vaccine for human use.
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This past week VIDO-InterVac was also the recipient of almost a million dollars in funding from the federal government, that was part of a 27 million dollar initiative to expedite research to fight SARS-CoV-2 (the name of the virus associated with the COVID-19 disease).
The coronavirus has seen researchers share information at a faster rate than every before. Gerdts says that similar projects usually take months to be processed and approved, in this case it was a matter of weeks, which he explains is recognition that the federal government realizes the importance of this disease.
MedCram is an excellent Medical YouTube channel which posts regular COVID-19 updates, including summaries of recent research & medical journal findings. They’re already up to update 36.
The Spanish government will use the declaration of a state of emergency over the coronavirus to lock down the country, ordering people to stay at home unless they need to buy food, medicine, or go to work or a hospital, according to multiple local media reports on Saturday.
The cabinet is meeting to agree the precise measures to be taken under the state of emergency, which was announced on Friday.
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