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Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission

Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Advice for caregivers If you are caring for someone with COVID-19 at home or in a non-healthcare setting, follow this advice to protect yourself and others.

Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 — National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.

Geographic Risk Assessment for COVID-19 Transmission

The CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Cases of COVID-19 also are being reported in a growing number of countries internationally, including the United States. There are ongoing investigations to learn more...

Visit the following pages for global case numbersexternal icon (reported by the World Health Organization) and CDC’s COVID-19 travel recommendations by country....

Protect Yourself and Others You can take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19. Learn more..

CDC is aggressively responding to the global outbreak of COVID-19 and community spread in the United States.