You have to come close to getting infected by the Coronavirus. But the number of cases occurring around the world is increasing.
Are children at greater risk of being infected?
According to Chinese studies, a very small proportion of children carry the disease, and in no case have children infected adults. Thus, there is no evidence that children drive the infection. On the contrary, it seems that the risk of children becoming infected is less than that of adults.
I’m afraid of getting infected, what should I do?
Avoid close contact with sick people. Also, avoid touching your face or eyes after contact. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water. Oral protection does not help. It is the sick person who can to some extent protect the environment by wearing a mouthguard.
Can you become infected by staying in the same room, train compartment, or airplane as a carrier?
The virus infects when the patient is ill and in connection with the illness, and then in close contact, during coughs and sneezing. It is a so-called drip infection, which does not reach as far as the airborne infection.
There is no indication that the virus is transmitted through objects, such as postal items.
Can you get infected by someone who carries the virus but has not yet become ill?
The virus does not appear to be infecting during the incubation period, which is between 1 and 14 days. But some who are ill have only mild symptoms, especially in the beginning, and it is, therefore, possible to get infected by someone who has only a little cough and does not feel particularly ill.
Help – I think I got infected!
Have you been to China, Iran, South Korea or the Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Tuscany in Northern Italy and have a cough, shortness of breath or fever? Or have you been in close contact with someone who has symptoms? Contact the healthcare for assessment of possible sampling.
Some who are ill are treated at the infection clinic, while others can stay at home.
Test answers are provided by doctors within 24 hours.
How big is the risk of dying?
WHO estimates that the mortality rate is 1-2 percent. The highest risk of becoming seriously ill runs the elderly and those with an underlying illness.
Is there no vaccine?
No. But research is ongoing. Depending on who you ask, a vaccine is 3 months or three years away.
Why is the virus called different names?
The official designation is 2019-nCoV or SARS-COV-2. The disease that the virus causes is called covid-19.
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