COVID-19 Advisory

It is not possible to distinguish clearly between symptoms of the common cold, influenza and the COVID-19.

In an article in the Lancet, it was reported that there were three major patterns of the clinical course of infection:

• Mild gradual illness with upper respiratory tract presenting symptoms;
• Non-life-threatening pneumonia;
• Severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that begins with mild symptoms for 7–8 days and then progresses to rapid deterioration and ARDS requiring advanced life support.

It has been shown that children are less likely to contract the infection with more research needed to understand why. On the other hand, severe disease and fatalities are more likely in  elderly or those with coexisting diseases, such as diabetes, pulmonary disease, and other chronic conditions.