When it comes to spotting symptoms, do you know how to tell the new coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) from a cold or the flu? This chart breaks down what we know so far:
. Those symptoms seem to be mostly absent for people with COVID-19, though they’re not unheard of.
The average time it takes people to get sick after being exposed to the virus is about 5 days. Some people get sick faster, just a day after being exposed, while others don’t fall ill for about 2 weeks, which is why the U.S. has quarantined people for 14 days. continues, many people in the United States will at some point in time, either this year or next, be exposed to this virus and many will get sick. We do not expect most people to develop serious illness,” she said.
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