People infected with COVID-19 experience mild or no symptoms while others experience severe symptoms. Signs of infection include:

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Breathing difficulty
• In severe cases, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and death can occur

Patients with COVID-19 may suffer complications, especially those with congenital heart disease, lung-related diseases, and kidney-related diseases. Those who are over 60 years old, those who have weak immune system, children under 2 years old, and pregnant women are also in the at-risk group.

Apart from working from home and doing self-quarantine, you can also protect yourself and help prevent the spread of the virus to others by following WHO’s basic preventive measures against the COVID-19 as follows:

• Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds with soap and water and alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Cover your nose and mouth with tissue paper or a flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze
• Avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your unclean hands
• Clean objects or surfaces that you frequently touch
• If you have a flu or showing flu-like symptoms, wear a mask, and go see a doctor