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WHO lists 15 key symptoms of COVID-2019 – Russian newspaper

Typical signs and symptoms of coronavirus infection of the new type of COVID-2019 are fever (in 87.9% of cases), cough (67.7%), fatigue (38.1%), sputum formation (33.4%), shortness of breath (18 , 6%), sore throat (13.9%), headache (13.6%) myalgia or arthralgia (14.8%), chills (11.4%), nausea or vomiting (5.0%) nasal congestion (4.8%), diarrhea (3.7%) and hemoptysis (0.9%), as well as conjunctival congestion (0.8%).

This is stated in the report on the work of the international mission of the World Health Organization in China on the study of coronavirus.

The report also notes that people with COVID-19 usually show signs and symptoms on average 5-6 days after infection (average incubation period 5-6 days, range 1-14 days). However, in most people, the disease develops in a mild form. So, as noted in the report, as of February 20, approximately 80% of those infected had non-pneumonia or mild pneumonia. 13.8% had severe illnesses classified as shortness of breath, respiratory rate. A critical form of the disease manifested itself in 6.1% of patients (signs – respiratory failure, septic shock and / or dysfunction / insufficiency of many organs).

The proportion of asymptomatic infections that develop the disease is unclear.

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