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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Fact Sheet
Who is most at risk?
What if I recently traveled to the Asia-Pacific region and now have symptoms of a respiratory illness and/or fever?
How does it spread?
How to protect yourself
What are the symptoms?
What is the new coronavirus?
F E V E R
D I F F I C U LT YB R E AT H I N G
C O U G H
A I R H U M A NC O N TAC T
Symptoms begin within two to three days of exposure but
could take as long as 14 days to develop.
If you feel sick with fever, cough, or di�culty breathing within 14 days after you
return, you should:
• Seek urgent medical care.
• Avoid contact with others.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when
coughing or sneezing.
• Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds to
avoid spreading the virus to others.
• Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
• Through the air in tiny droplets produced when an infected
person coughes or sneezes.
• Touching a person, an object, or a surface on which the virus
has settled and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes
before washing your hands.
• Frequently wash your hands with an alcohol-based hand
sanitizer or with soap and water.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not
your hands) when coughing or sneezing.
Those who recently traveled to Wuhan.
The new coronavirus is a virus that causes respiratory
illness in people and was first identified in Wuhan, China.
O B J E C T S
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Facts
DEFINITION
SYMPTOMS
TRANSMISSION
PREVENTION
SICK AFTER RETURNING FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION?F E V E R
D I F F I C U LT YB R E AT H I N G
C O U G H
A I R H U M A NC O N TAC T
WA S H YO U R H A N D S
F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E
W H E N C O U G H I N G
The new coronavirus is a virus that causes respiratory
illness in people and was first identified in Wuhan, China.
Symptoms begin within two to three days of exposure but could take as long as 14 days to develop.
• Seek urgent medical care.
• Avoid contact with others.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or
your sleeve when coughing or sneezing.
• Frequently wash your hands with soap and
water for at least 20 seconds.
• Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap
and water are not available.
O B J E C T S
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
SYMPTOMS
F E V E R
D I F F I C U LT YB R E AT H I N G
C O U G H
Symptoms begin within two to three days of exposure but could take as long as 14 days to develop.
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
TRANSMISSION
A I R
H U M A NC O N TAC T
Touching a contaminated person, object, or surface and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands
Tiny droplets produced when an infected person coughes or sneezes
O B J E C T S
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
PREVENTION
WA S H YO U R H A N D S F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E W H E N C O U G H I N G
O R S N E E Z I N G
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts RETURNING FROM THE
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
S E E K M E D I CA L CA R E
WA S H YO U R H A N D S
F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E
W H E N C O U G H I N G
AVO I D C O N TAC TW I T H OT H E R S
If you feel sick with fever, cough, or di�culty breathing within 14 days after you return, you should:
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19
(CO
VID
-19
) Fac
tsSYMPTOMS
F E V E R
D I F F I C U LT YB R E AT H I N G
C O U G H
Symptoms begin within two to three days of exposure but could take as long as 14 days to develop.
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19
(CO
VID
-19
) Fac
tsTRANSMISSION
A I R H U M A NC O N TAC T
Touching a contaminated person, object, or
surface and then touching your mouth,
nose, or eyes before washing your hands
Tiny droplets produced
when an infected person
coughes or sneezes
O B J E C T S
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19
(CO
VID
-19
) Fac
tsPREVENTION
WA S H YO U R H A N D S F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E W H E N C O U G H I N G
O R S N E E Z I N G
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19
(CO
VID
-19
) Fac
tsRETURNING FROM THE
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
S E E K M E D I CA L CA R E
WA S H YO U R H A N D S
F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E
W H E N C O U G H I N G
AVO I D C O N TAC TW I T H OT H E R S
If you feel sick with fever, cough, or di�culty breathing within 14 days after you return, you should:
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
SYMPTOMS
F E V E R
D I F F I C U LT YB R E AT H I N G
C O U G H
Symptoms begin within two to three days of exposure but could take as long as 14 days to develop.
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
TRANSMISSION
A I R
H U M A NC O N TAC T
Touching a contaminated person, object, or surface and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes
before washing your hands
Tiny droplets produced when an infected person coughes or sneezes
O B J E C T S
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
PREVENTION
WA S H YO U R H A N D S F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E W H E N C O U G H I N G
O R S N E E Z I N G
Cor
onav
irus
Dis
ease
20
19 (C
OV
ID-1
9) F
acts
RETURNING FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
S E E K M E D I CA L CA R E
WA S H YO U R H A N D S
F R E Q U E N T LY
C OV E R M O U T H A N D N O S E
W H E N C O U G H I N G
AVO I D C O N TAC TW I T H OT H E R S
If you feel sick with fever, cough, or di�culty breathing within 14 days after you return, you should:
