What are the symptoms of corona virus?

New Delhi: The number of people who died due to infection with Coronavirus disease - COVID-19 has increased to 59,160. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it an epidemic. To prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, it is very important to recognize its symptoms. The coronavirus can be controlled only by identifying the symptoms.

Symptoms and ways of prevention of coronavirus -

The main symptom of coronavirus is high fever. It is a matter of concern if children and adults reach 100 ° F (37.7 ° C) or above.


According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 88 percent have a fever, 68 percent cough and cough, 38 percent fatigue, 18 percent breathlessness, 14 percent body and head pain, 11 percent if infected with the coronavirus. Has symptoms of chills and diarrhea in 4 percent. Running nose i.e. running nose is not considered a symptom of the corona virus.

Let us know what are the symptoms and ways of prevention of this virus.

1) What is coronavirus? 

Coronavirus belongs to such a family of viruses whose infection can cause problems ranging from a cold to shortness of breath. This virus has never been seen before. The virus infection started in December in Wuhan, China. According to WHO, fever, cough, shortness of breath is its symptoms. So far no vaccine has been made to stop the virus from spreading.

2) What are the symptoms of this disease? 

Its symptoms are similar to the flu. As a result of infection, problems like fever, cold, shortness of breath, running nose and sore throat arise. This virus spreads from person to person. Therefore, great care is being taken about this. In some cases, the coronavirus can also be fatal. Especially older people and who already have asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.

3) What are the preventive measures? 

The Ministry of Health has issued guidelines to prevent coronavirus. According to them, hands should be washed with soap. Alcohol-based hand rub can also be used. Keep your nose and mouth covered with handkerchief or tissue paper while coughing and peeling. Keep distance from people who have cold and flu symptoms. Avoid the intake of eggs and meat. Avoid contact with wild animals.

Consider these symptoms to identify the corona

High fever: If a person has a high fever with a dry cough, then he must be checked once. If your temperature is 99.0 and 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit, then it will not be considered a fever. It is a matter of concern only if the temperature reaches 100 ° F (37.7 ° C) or above.

Phlegm and a dry cough: It has been found that the coronavirus causes phlegm but the infected person has whooping cough.

Breathing problems: Within 5 days of getting infected with the coronavirus, a person may have trouble breathing. The problem of breathing is actually due to the phlegm spreading in the lungs.

Flu-Colored Symptoms: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infected with the coronavirus can sometimes cause fever, cough, respiratory problems, as well as flu and cold symptoms.

Diarrhea and vomiting: Symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting have also been seen in people infected with corona. Such symptoms have been found in about 30 percent of people.

Lack of smell and taste: In many cases, it has been found that people infected with corona have a decreased ability to smell and taste.

Coronavirus death rate

Among children up to 9 years - 0 percent

0.2 percent among people aged 10–39 years

0.4 percent among people aged 40-49

1.3 percent among people aged 50-59

3.6 percent among people aged 60-69

3.6 percent among people aged 60-69

8 percent among people aged 70-79

14.8 percent of people over 80 years old

7 steps of WHO for prevention of coronavirus The World Health Organization (WHO) has given seven easy steps, which can help prevent the spread of coronavirus and also prevent its infection.

These are 7 simple steps to protect yourself and others from #COVID19.

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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020

Government of India also issued advisory

The Government of India has also asked to inform the Health Center immediately on getting symptoms of the Corona virus. A 24-hour control room has been prepared by the Health Ministry.

Contact can be made in the control room through the phone number 011-23978046. Apart from this, information can also be obtained by emailing to ncov2019@gmail.com about symptoms of Coronavirus or any kind of apprehensions. 

An eye on corona infection (COVID-19) in the world

Experts say that nine out of one thousand people infected with coronavirus are feared dead. So far, the death rate of elderly people with this virus is the highest. Before getting to know about the symptoms of corona and its prevention measures, let us see what is the current condition of corona infection worldwide.


1) So far 59,160 people have died across the world from Corona.
2) So far 3,294 people have died in Iran from Corona and 177 in South Korea.
3) In Italy alone, 14,681 people have died from Corona so far.
4) In China, the number of people affected by corona has so far increased to 81,639.
5) In China, the number of people who died from the corona has so far reached about 3,326.

4) The number of people infected with the coronavirus worldwide has crossed 1,098,434.

Basic information about Covid-19


Coronavirus ie Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a very subtle but effective virus. The corona virus is 900 times smaller than a human hair. In size, this small virus has scared the whole world. In December 2019, the first case of Novel Corona Virus (Kovid-19) came to information in Wuhan city of China.

Fever, cold, cold, cough and breathing problems were found among the people affected by this infection. Doctors found that these symptoms are very similar to SARS. Novel corona virus (NCOV / COVID-19) is the seventh virus in the corona virus family. Now six types of corona viruses have been revealed. Its genetic structure was found to be up to 80 percent similar to the SARS virus found in bats.