NEW DELHI: As fears over novel coronavirus infection, or Covid-19 grow, there is the chance of one pressing the panic button at the slightest hint of feeling unwell. TOI presents a ready reckoner so that you don’t do so…
DEATHS
Covid-19 WHO estimates mortality rate at 3.4%
Flu Mortality rate less than 1%
DON’T VISIT ANY HOSPITAL DIRECTLY
1. It could be Covid-19, or just common flu…
SYMPTOMS
➤ Both cause fever, cough, fatigue; sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea
➤ Can be mild or severe, even fatal in rare cases
➤ Can result in pneumonia
TRANSMISSION
➤ Both spread through droplets released by an infected person while coughing, sneezing or talking
➤ Flu can be spread by an infected person for several days before their symptoms appear; Covid-19 is believed to be spread in the same manner, but we don’t yet know for sure
TREATMENT
➤ Neither virus is treatable with antibiotics, which only work on bacteri