{"id":21845,"date":"2020-03-13T10:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=63759"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:14:44","slug":"coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know-for-symptoms-and-how-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know-for-symptoms-and-how-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: What you need to know for symptoms and how to protect yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Infection Control’s Amy Carter, left, and respiratory therapist Kim Thompson perform a real-time test for coronavirus on patients with appointments outside of the Aspen Volunteer Fire Department’s Aspen Village Location on Thursday. <\/strong>
Kelsey Brunner | The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

With the novel coronavirus spreading across Colorado, here are some things to know, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment:<\/p>\n

Symptoms and severity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u25cf Symptoms of respiratory viruses, including the novel coronavirus, include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Any of these illnesses can be severe and require hospitalization, but most individuals recover by resting, drinking plenty of liquids, and taking pain and fever-reducing medications.<\/p>\n

\u25cf If you did not have a high risk of exposure, it is very unlikely you have novel coronavirus. But if you are ill and concerned, contact your health care provider.<\/p>\n

Protecting yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here are Protecting yourself from 2019 novel coronavirus and other respiratory viruses.<\/p>\n

If you are healthy:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u25cf Continue your normal daily routine. This means you can continue to participate in public gatherings such as work, school, or social activities.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Get your flu shot, and stay up-to-date on other routine childhood and adult immunizations.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Wash your hands with soap and water or, at minimum, use an alcohol-based hand rub, which may be less effective than soap and water.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces such as desks, doorknobs, handrails, etc.<\/p>\n

If you are sick:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u25cf Stay home.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your inner elbow shirt sleeve.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Wash your hands with soap and water or, at minimum, alcohol-based hand rub, which may be less effective than soap and water.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Avoid close contact with anyone else with cold or flu-like symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Get your flu shot, and stay up-to-date on other routine childhood and adult immunizations.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces such as desks, doorknobs, handrails, etc.<\/p>\n

For more information, go to the CDPHE\u2019s website: https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/cdphe\/2019-novel-coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Infection Control’s Amy Carter, left, and respiratory therapist Kim Thompson perform a real-time test for coronavirus on patients with appointments outside of the Aspen Volunteer Fire Department’s Aspen Village Location on Thursday. Kelsey Brunner | The Aspen Times With the novel coronavirus spreading across Colorado, here are some things to know, according to the Colorado […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-19 05:51:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}