Covid-19 is a new infectious disease caused by the coronavirus. The new virus and the disease it caused were not known until the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The most common symptoms of Covid-19 are fever, tiredness, sore throat, dry cough and shortness of breath. The disease can be spread from an infected person to another by tiny drops, coughing, breathing air from a distance, or sneezing. In most cases, the incubation period is 1-14 days, most often around five days.

Procedures for the implementation of the precautionary measuresfor the prevention of Covid19 infection spread at the EKA University of AppliedSciences (31.08.2022.)

Informative page about the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia

If you have been diagnosed with Covid-19, you must to contact by a doctor and get instructions for further treatment. When contacting your GP, provide as accurate information as possible about your medical condition and follow your doctor′s instructions. In case of mild symptoms, treatment takes place at home. If the symptoms of the disease are severe, the patient is treated inpatient.

If your health suddenly deteriorates, call the Emergency Medical Service immediately at 113!

The patient is considered healthy after the clinical symptoms have disappeared and if repeated tests for coronavirus are negative (the doctor requests an examination).

Family members and people living in the same apartment or house (household) with a patient with confirmed Covid-19 infection are considered high-risk contact persons. Whether a person with a confirmed Covid-19 infection is in a hospital or at home, people living with the patient are subject to home quarantine or self-isolation.