COVID-19 - Be careful, not fearful: AIIMS releases comprehensive booklet

The booklet claimed that at least 86 per cent of people, which constituted a majority, will require no treatment as such and will recover on their own.

"A small proportion (less than 20%) may need hospitalization and a very small proportion, mainly with underlying chronic illness, may need admission in intensive care unit (ICU)," said the booklet.

It also said that, although the disease can occur in all age groups, the infection is generally mild in children. Older persons and persons with pre-existing medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, cancer or diabetes are at a high risk to develop serious illness.

Talking about the survival of the coronavirus on a surface, the booklet said that it is not certain how long the virus that causes COVID-19 survives on surfaces, but it seems to behave like other viruses. Studies suggest that coronavirus, including preliminary information on the COVID-19 virus, may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days.

The AIIMS also aserted that persons having no symptoms are not supposed to use mask, rather observe hand hygiene, coughing and sneezing etiquette, maintaining social distance and monitoring one''s body temperature.

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You can check out the booklet by clicking on the following link