CDC adds new possible symptoms of coronavirus

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Subject: CDC adds new possible symptoms of coronavirus

SMS Alert Text:

CDC updates list of possible indicator symptoms for the coronavirus, incl chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, & loss of taste or smell. More via email.

Supplemental Info:

The CDC now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as possible symptoms of COVID-19.

Previously, the public health institute associated the symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing with the disease.

See the full list here:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

Official Coronavirus Information Pages

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Food and Drug Administration

Public Health Agency of Canada

Infection Prevention and Control Canada

World Health Organization

Official Pandemic Preparedness Guidance:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Department of Homeland Security / Ready.Gov

World Health Organization

Assorted Additional Resources

(While some of the resources below were prepared for pandemic influenza, the broader guidance contain therein is directly applicable to the current coronavirus crisis).

Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza
Fundamentals of Emergency Planning for Schools
Healthcare Systems Preparedness for COVID-19
Pub Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness & Response
Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
Faith-based & Community Org. Pandemic Influenza Checklist
WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning
Get Your Workplace Ready for Pandemic Flu
Dept of Defense Coronavirus Response Page
DHS Supplemental Instructions For Inbound Flights

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