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Having coronavirus

If you have COVID-19 or symptoms that fit, you can usually recover at home. Protect people around you, drink enough and watch your breathing and any deterioration. Make contact early if you are at high risk of severe illness, because any treatment needs assessment soon after symptoms begin.

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  • Stay home with fever or clear illness. Limit contact, especially with older adults, pregnant people and those with reduced immunity or severe chronic conditions.
  • Ventilate indoor spaces, keep your distance where possible and wear a well-fitting mask in shared spaces for extra protection.
  • Drink regularly, rest and move gently occasionally if safe. Watch not just fever, but especially breathing, consciousness and functioning.
  • An early negative self-test does not fully rule out coronavirus infection. Follow current Curaçao advice on repeating and professional testing.
  • If at high medical risk, call as early as possible after symptoms begin; some treatments work only if started in time.
  • Never use antibiotics, antivirals or anti-inflammatory medicines prescribed for someone else.

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COVID-19 (coronavirus)Coronavirus illness, officially COVID-19, is an infection caused by SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms range from none or mild cold symptoms to serious lung and other organ problems. Most people recover at home, but prompt assessment matters for breathlessness, deterioration or increased risk of severe illness.
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Pregnancy and COVIDCOVID-19 is often mild, but pregnancy increases the risk of severe illness, hospital admission and premature birth. Test if you have symptoms, seek early advice about treatment, continue antenatal check-ups and get immediate help for breathlessness, chest pain, drowsiness, blue-grey discolouration or clearly reduced baby movements.
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Bird fluBird flu is infection with an influenza A virus that mainly circulates among birds and rarely infects people, usually after intensive unprotected contact with sick or dead animals or a contaminated environment. Symptoms range from a red eye and mild flu to severe pneumonia. Report symptoms after relevant exposure immediately before entering a waiting room, so testing, isolation and early antiviral treatment can be arranged safely.