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The incubation period starts from the moment you get infected with the virus until the symptoms are manifested. For this virus, the incubation period is approximately 14 days. This means that if you get infected today with the virus, you can probably get one or more symptoms in the following 14 days.

The virus spreads generally through coughing and sneezing. It is remarkable that the sicker the person is, the more virus he can spread.

Recovery time depends on the severity of the symptoms that a person gets from the virus. Most of the time, people that get mild symptoms recover faster (in a couple of days). It can take longer for people who have been hospitalized (a couple of weeks). 

A virus will always need a human (or animal) body to survive and multiply. The virus can stay active outside the body for a limited time. In the case of this new coronavirus, it is not known yet exactly how long it can stay active outside of the body. Sometimes it survives for hours, sometimes for days.

The chance of getting infected with the virus through money (paper or coin) is very small. Since the virus is still new, it is not known exactly how long the virus can stay active on objects or surfaces. Besides, your chance to infect yourself with the virus is when you touch droplets with the virus and then put your hand on your face (eyes, nose or mouth).

There is no specific treatment for the illness. However, the symptoms of COVID-19 can be treated; for example by using paracetamol to lower the fever or by giving oxygen to the patient that has shortness of breath/ breathing problems.

Yes, infected people can transmit the virus both when they have symptoms and when they don’t have symptoms. This is why it is important that all people who are infected are identified by testing.