The World Health Organization (WHO) answers frequently asked questions on the coronavirus

From questions such as What is a coronavirus to Can I catch it from my pet, the WHO addresses a broad spectrum of questions. Click on each link below and scroll down to your specific question to access answers from the experts.

What is a coronavirus?
What is COVID-19?
What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
What should I do if I have COVID-19 symptoms and when should I seek medical care?
How does COVID-19 spread?
Can COVID-19 be caught from a person who has no symptoms?
How can we protectothers and ourselves if we don’t know who is infected?
What should I do if I have  in close contact with someone who has COVID-19?
What does it mean to self-isolate?
What should I do if I have no symptoms, but I think I have been exposed to COVID-19? What does it mean to self-quarantine?
What is the difference between self-isolation, self-quarantine and distancing?
Can children or adolescents catch COVID-19?
What can I do to protect myself and prevent the spread of disease?
Is there a vaccine, drug or treatment for COVID-19?
What is the connection between COVID-19 and animals?

The World Health Organization website has a user friendly feature which enables you to send WhatsApp messages to the organization and receive immediate responses to your queries. Click here and scroll down the page and click on “Start the conversation” and follow the prompts.

As you go through the prompts, questions in pull down boxes will appear. Click on your choice question and the answers will be provided speedily. Click on the link  above or WHO box on the left and follow the instructions.

 

If you have WhatsApp installed on your computer it makes it easier to read the information on the larger screen.

Information links

COVID-19 website

EPI-WIN: WHO Information Network for epidemic

This information is generated from the website of the World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

Charlene Lamb
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Charlene Lamb is a strategic communications professional and has enjoyed an illustrious career in the corporate world before steering her public relations consultancy in South Africa and the United Kingdom. She also enjoyed an exciting time as a journalist in the United States, interviewing many famous personalities. She is married and has three energetic fur babies: her Jack Russells, Chilli, Vlekkie and Sammy and is passionate about primates and the welfare of animals.