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23 December 2021 | Q&A. The English version was updated on 23 December 2021. How does COVID-19 spread between people? When do infected people transmit the virus? What is the difference between people who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic? Don’t they both mean someone without symptoms?
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There is no evidence to suggest that handling food or consuming food can spread COVID-19. Follow foodsafety guidelines when handling and cleaning fresh produce. Do not wash produce with soap, bleach, sanitizer, alcohol, disinfectant, or any other chemical.
There is also no current evidence that people can get COVID-19 by drinking water. The virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in drinking water. Conventional water treatment methods that use filtration and disinfection, such as those in most municipal drinking water systems, should remove or kill the virus that causes COVID-19.
There are no scientific reports of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreading to people through the water in lakes, oceans, rivers, or other natural bodies of water.
Genetic material from the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in untreated wastewater(also referred to as “sewage”). There is no information to date that anyone has become sick with COVID-19 because of direct exposure to treated or untreated wastewater. Wastewater treatment plants use chemical and other disinfection processes to remove and de...
Dec 19, 2023 · Experts believe the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person. There are several ways this can happen: Droplets or aerosols. This is the most common transmission. When an...
Apr 4, 2024 · The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person. It can spread from people who are infected but have no symptoms. When people with COVID-19 cough, sneeze, breathe, sing or talk, the virus carried on their breath can land on the faces of people nearby.
Mar 11, 2020 · How does it spread from person to person? To curb COVID-19 transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing a well-fitted face mask if you’re: not fully...
The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols.
Updated Apr. 9, 2024. Español. Print. What is COVID-19? COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. It can be very contagious and spreads quickly. Over one million people have died from COVID-19 in the United States.
