Coronavirus: All The Facts 

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I believe that with everyone staying home and doing the right thing most of the time in Australia, we are doing our best in being careful and not spreading the disease which is giving doctors and scientists more time to research and find a cure. 

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At the moment there is no known cure for the coronavirus, however doctors and scientists are investigating different treatments to fight off the infection or reduce the severity of the disease. Most people that have been infected have been able to get better on their own by staying at home and not interacting with other people that could catch the disease from them.&#160;

Currently in Australia 4 million people have been vaccinated by a special medicine injected into the body. This medicine has weak or dead virus germs in it, and in the body our antibodies practice killing the germs, so that if you were to catch the virus they are able to fight the live virus germs even faster.&#160;

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Written &#38; Illustrated by Charlotte Watson 

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A person with coronavirus will develop a sore throat, cough, tiredness, a fever and can suffer shortness of breath and find it hard to breathe. People will usually be ill for a few days but luckily each of us has more than 10 billion different types of antibodies inside us that are like weapons to fight viruses. Tiny cells in our blood make the antibodies that catch the virus, where the blood cells swallow them up and destroy them so that the person can get better.

Nearly everyone that has a healthy body is able to fight the virus, yet there are some people that find it harder as their bodies aren&#8217;t as strong. This can have an impact on people who already have illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems or cancer, and also people older than 70 years old and babies as their bodies are weaker.&#160;

The most common symptoms of having COVID-19 are fever, dry cough and tiredness.&#160;

What happens if you think you have coronavirus?

If people think they may have coronavirus, a doctor can do a test to check if they are positive or negative.

If people think they may have coronavirus, a doctor can do a test to check if they are positive or negative. If they are found positive in having the disease, they must stay home and quarantine for at least 2 weeks or until they are well again. In some cases, people have had to go to hospital and be put on a ventilator to help them breathe. Sadly, sometimes this is not enough and people around the world have died from the virus.

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People who have corona-virus have to quarantine at home in isolation for 2 weeks and have multiple check-ups to make sure they are getting better. During quarantine they are not allowed to leave their houses or hotels at all, food must be delivered and they have to exercise indoors.

What can we do to prevent the spread of COVID-19?

Wash hands regularly with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser 

Maintain a social distance of 1.5m from other people, especially those coughing and sneezing

Follow government regulations and understand limits that apply to both essential and non-essential gatherings

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The corona virus is a kind of virus. Viruses are tiny germs that need a microscope to be seen.&#160;

Think of the virus as a bottle of glitter that has been spilt in the classroom. If someone has it on their hands or body and touches another person, then they will have it on them too. A virus is pretty much the same. If someone has it, they can get it from someone else and pass it on to someone else until everyone is covered in glitter.

Our school has many classrooms, just like the world we live in has many countries. Now what happens if one of the infected kids leave the classroom and spread the glitter all over the school? When a virus spreads across a country and travels around the world to many other countries and gets lots of people sick, this is what's called a Pandemic.&#160;

My biggest hope is one day soon we'll be able to visit our friends who live in different states, and to get on a plane and travel the world!!

Covid-19 is a respiratory virus that spreads primarily through water droplets that are generated when an infected person sneezes or coughs, causing droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose to the air around them. If someone accidentally breathes in the air with the coronavirus germs in it, they will most likely get the disease.&#160;

Germs can also get on and into an infected persons body if they touch their nose or mouth. If the person with the virus germs uses a door handle, the invisible germs can live on the handle for hours and when someone else opens the door, they can become infected as the germs are now on their hands too. To protect yourself from the virus, cleaning your hands frequently with hand-sanitiser or washing them with soap and water works effectively.&#160;

In Australia, we have fortunately had less cases of coronavirus compared to countries&#160;such as China, America and Europe. We still have had to endure lockdowns where we are only allowed to leave our houses if we are exercising, going out for essential shopping like groceries and urgent medical requirements. Some of our parents are essential workers, meaning they are allowed to go to work everyday, but many other adults have to work from home. Children have to do their schooling from home over applications like ZOOM, but I like it because I can wear my PJ's!&#160;

It is important for people to have less contact with others so that the virus does not spread. That is why it is essential for people to stay home where possible so we can protect the vulnerable population such as babies, older people like our grandparents and people with illnesses.

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