Public Health: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Sources for Current Information

For the latest information, please review information from the following sources:

• Warning: FDA warns consumers of risk of methanol contamination in certain hand sanitizers
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • What you need to know about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF)
  • CDC Travel Notices
  • CDC Guidance and Strategies:
    • Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education
    • Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
    • Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
    • Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
  • American Sign Language Videos: 
    • General instruction for a disposable respirator
    • Surgeon General: How to Make Your Own Face Mask
    • ASL Video COVID-19 Self Checker
    • ASL How to make a cloth mask to slow the spread of COVID-19
    • ASL Video Social Distancing
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• University System of Georgia
• COVID-19 Cyber Scams:
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation: Sees rise in fraud schemes related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
  • Defending Against COVID-19 Cyber Scams
• Federal Trade Commission: Coronavirus Advice for Consumers
• GEMA: Mental and Emotional Wellness Resources (PDF)
• Environmental Protection Agency: Air Cleaners, HVAC Filters, and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Symptoms

Patients with COVID-19 have had mild to severe respiratory illness with the following symptoms:

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Chills
• Repeated shaking with chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

In more severe cases, particularly those in persons with underlying severe and chronic health issues, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

Prevention

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash, and disinfect your hands.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
• "Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to 'flatten the curve'" —Washington Post

World Health Organization (WHO) Video