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What Is Coronavirus and COVID-19

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause illness in humans and animals. COVID-19 is a specific coronavirus that has spread among humans and can be passed from person to person. Common symptoms of COVID-19 include cough, fever, difficulty breathing, and loss of smell. While some people infected with COVID-19 may experience only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, they can still spread the virus. To protect against COVID-19, people should practice social distancing, wash hands frequently, avoid touching their face, clean surfaces, and stay home if feeling unwell.

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What Is Coronavirus and COVID-19

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause illness in humans and animals. COVID-19 is a specific coronavirus that has spread among humans and can be passed from person to person. Common symptoms of COVID-19 include cough, fever, difficulty breathing, and loss of smell. While some people infected with COVID-19 may experience only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, they can still spread the virus. To protect against COVID-19, people should practice social distancing, wash hands frequently, avoid touching their face, clean surfaces, and stay home if feeling unwell.

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What is coronavirus and COVID-19?

15 April 2020 update

Coronaviruses are a big group of


viruses that can make people and
animals sick.

A virus is something that can make


people sick.

1 type of Coronavirus that can make


people to sick is called COVID-19.

COVID-19 can pass from person to


person.

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People with COVID-19 may:

 have a cough

 have a high temperature of at least


38°C on a thermometer – this is
when you would feel very hot

 find it hard to breath

 have a sore throat

 sneeze and have a runny nose

 not be able to smell things for a little


while.

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It is important to know that people who
get a cold or flu may also have these
things.

Some people with COVID-19 may not


get sick.

But they can still pass the virus to


another person.

It can take up to 14 days from the time


a person has been around someone
with COVID-19 to when they get sick.

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When a person has COVID-19 they can
spread droplets onto things or people
around them when they:

 cough

 sneeze

 talk

 touch other people like shaking


hands

 touch surfaces or objects that


someone else then touches

Droplets are very small bits of liquid


that come out of a person’s nose or
mouth.

The droplets could have the COVID-19


virus in them.

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Surfaces and objects are things like:

 tables

 bathroom sinks

 kitchen benches

 door handles.

This factsheet will tell you what you can


do to have less chance of getting
COVID-19.

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Things you can do to protect yourself and
others from COVID-19

There are some important things that


everyone can do to stop the spread of
COVID-19.

You should:

 stay away from people who are


unwell with a cold or flu

 stay home if you feel unwell

 cover your mouth and nose with a


tissue when you cough or sneeze

 throw away any tissues that you


use

 cough or sneeze into your elbow if


you have no tissues.

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Make sure you wash your hands
with soap and water for at least 20
seconds:

 after coughing or sneezing

 after blowing your nose

 before eating or touching food

 after using the toilet

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 after helping children wipe their
noses

 after caring for sick people.

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If there is no water or soap you can use
hand sanitiser.

Another important thing you can do is


try not to touch your:

 eyes

 nose

 mouth.

It is also a good idea to clean surfaces


and objects that you use a lot.

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If you have any questions about
COVID-19 you can call Healthline on:

0800 358 5453

It will not cost you any money to call


Healthline.

Healthline is open all the time – day


and night.

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Where to find Easy Read
information about COVID-19

You can find Easy Read information


about COVID-19 on this website:

https://covid19.govt.nz/communities/ac
cessible-information/easy-read/

You can find more Easy Read


information about COVID-19 on the
People First New Zealand website:

https://www.peoplefirst.org.nz/easy-
read-information-about-covid-19/

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This information has been
translated into Easy Read by the
Make It Easy service of People First
New Zealand Inc. Ngā Tāngata
Tuatahi.

The ideas in this document are not


the ideas of People First New
Zealand Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi.

Make It Easy uses images from:

 Changepeople.org

 Photosymbols.com

 Sam Corliss

 Steve Bolton

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