CORONAVIRUS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WITH

Q ACan you be contagious without exhibiting symptoms? Yes. That’s why there is a 14-day quarantine period if you have travelled in case you develop any symptoms, because potentially you were infectious before you developed symptoms. And that is what people are not understanding, they need to stay at home, that means no visitors, it means no visits, it means no shopping. It means stay at home, see no one and go nowhere. Because you may be infectious and you don’t know.

Do masks actually stop you from getting the virus?

Q(specifications) in regard to the size of the particles but they have to be properly fitted and there is a limit to how long they can be worn for. Because when you’re breathing in and out they become wet and they are not effective when they are wet. It’s not as easy as saying “everyone should wear masks and then no one will get it” because that is not true, but there is some benefit. And one of the major issues we are seeing in health worker transmission is touching an infected mask with your hand.

How long does the disease last on surfaces outside the body?

It’s pretty controversial and there is lots of different answers. I have seen information saying anywhere from eight hours to 57 hours. Some information around says up to

Q A11 days. There are studies looking at this and it depends on lots of different factors. It seems to stay on some surfaces longer than others. And exposure to weather and sun is a factor. There has been a lot of misinformation about what temperature it can survive at and advice about drinking hot drinks and blowing hair dryers up your nose to kill it. And I think we don’t absolutely