Covid-19. What to do if you get sick?

🦠COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which was first identified in December 2019 in 🇨🇳China. Since then, the virus has spread around the world, causing a global 🌏pandemic.

🤒 Main symptoms:

- Fever;

- Cough;

- Shortness of breath;

- Fatigue;

- Loss of taste or smell;

- Sore throat, runny nose, nausea or diarrhea.

❓ What to do if you get sick?

If you have had contact and are experiencing symptoms, get tested for COVID-19 (symptoms may appear two to 14 days after contact):

👩🏻‍⚕️Contact your family doctor for advice.

❗️If you feel worse, seek medical attention immediately.

✅General advice:

- Stay home and isolate yourself to protect others;

- Drink plenty of fluids;

- Rest;

- Wash your hands frequently;

- Avoid sharing household items;

- Wear a mask if you have to be around others;

- Ask your family to deliver food and medicine to you.

🙏🏻 Be careful and follow safety measures, remember that self-medication can be harmful to your health.

🫶🏻Now more than ever, it is important to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Author: Aliyeva Zamira

🏥At the Dokos Medical MC, you can use the “Doctor's Call Home” service or make an appointment with a doctor at the clinic.