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Symptoms of COVID-19. Some less common symptoms of COVID-19 can be relatively non-specific; however the most common symptoms are fever, dry cough, and loss of taste and smell. [1] [22] Among those who develop symptoms, approximately one in five may become more seriously ill and have difficulty in breathing.
On 9 March, the first COVID-19 deaths in Germany, an 89-year-old woman in Essen and a 78-year-old man in Heinsberg, were reported. [8] By the evening of 10 March, the count of cases in the state rose to 648. [137] All mass events in North Rhine-Westphalia with more than 1000 participants were banned with immediate effect. [138]
Symptoms of COVID-19 are variable, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] Common symptoms include headache, loss of smell and taste , nasal congestion and runny nose , cough, muscle pain , sore throat , fever, diarrhoea , and breathing difficulties . [ 101 ]
The COVID-19 pandemic was the third leading cause of death globally in 2020 and the second in 2021, according to a recent World Health Organization report.The almost 13 million lives lost during ...
People have turned to historical experience with influenza pandemics to try to make sense of COVID-19, and for good reason.Influenza and coronavirus share basic similarities in the way they’re ...
New COVID-19 variants continue to pop up. Experts explain how many COVID variants there are, important subvariants, and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
A study of samples collected in Manaus between November 2020 and January 2021, indicated that the Gamma variant is 1.4–2.2 times more transmissible and was shown to be capable of evading 25–61% of inherited immunity from previous coronavirus diseases, leading to the possibility of reinfection after recovery from an earlier COVID-19 ...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, also known as SARS-2) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever, [7] fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste.