Blue Canopy LC

What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
General Questions

What is COVID-19?

The CDC and WHO are actively monitoring the outbreak of a new coronavirus strain called COVID-19, which causes respiratory illness. The virus, which has infected thousands of people worldwide and caused deaths, originated in Wuhan City, China. Additional cases have now been reported in the United States. Visit the CDC Traveler’s Health website for travel notices and precautions.

What are the symptoms of COVID-19?

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

People with heart and lung disease or weakened immune systems, as well as infants and older adults, are at higher risk for lower respiratory tract illness.
How is COVID-19 spread?

Human coronaviruses are usually spread from an infected person to others through the air by coughing and sneezing and through close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands.

What is the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus?

The World Health Organization announced the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus on February 11, 2020. The new name is COVID-19, short for “coronavirus disease 2019.”

Protecting Yourself

How can you protect yourself or others from COVID-19?

Although there are currently no vaccines available to protect against human coronavirus infection, you may be able to reduce your risk of infection by washing your hands often, avoiding touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands, and avoiding close contact with people who are sick.

If you have cold-like symptoms, as a courtesy to your co-workers and others, please remain at home while you are sick.

If you share a work station or equipment with others, consider wiping it down with disinfectant wipes after use.

For information about hand washing, see the CDC’s Clean Hands Save Lives website.

What should you do if you suspect you or someone else has contracted COVID-19?
Most people with common human coronavirus illness will recover on their own. Although there are no specific treatments for illnesses caused by human coronaviruses, you can take the following actions to help relieve symptoms if you are mildly sick:
Take pain and fever medications. Ask your pharmacist how they may interact with any medications you currently take. Caution: The CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend not giving aspirin to children.
Use a room humidifier or take a hot shower to help ease a sore throat and cough.
Drink plenty of liquids.
Stay home and rest.

If you are concerned about your symptoms, please see your local health care provider. For members with Teladoc®, doctors are available 24/7 to evaluate and treat symptoms, evaluate the risk of infection, and triage next steps. You may reach Teladoc® at 1-855-TELADOC (1-855-835-2362) or at www.Teladoc.com/aetna.[1] CVS Health also offers MinuteClinic Video Visits in 40 states and Washington, D.C.

404 | Teladoc

Here are a few to do things before a storm hits:
1-Keep your car fueled up—Don’t wait until it’s time to evacuate to realize you don’t have enough gas. Gas stations will often be closed during emergencies, and the pumps won’t work if there’s a power outage. Be sure to have at least a half tank of gas at all times.
2- Keep the landscaping in check—Well-trimmed trees and shrubbery are more wind resistant. And that means they’re less likely to become flying battering rams in a storm.
3-Make an emergency kit—In the event of a severe storm, you might have to wait for days before help arrives. Have enough food, water, and basic supplies to last at least 72 hours.

Money

The rich: Maybe not so different in their buying habits
Affluent consumers don’t become (or stay) affluent by being careless with their money. A national survey of more than 14,000 adults living in households with at least $100,000 in annual household income found that they are driven by value, not price. Here’s how they responded to buying issues:
• “When it comes to quality, I believe you get what you pay for” (78 percent agreed)
• “Even though the recession is officially over, I am still spending money much more cautiously than I used to” (60 percent)
• “I regularly read online reviews of products before making an online purchase” (64 percent)
• “When I go shopping online, I usually know exactly what I want to buy” (68 percent)
• “I tend to buy based on price, not quality” (only 18 percent)
"It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy."
—George Lorimer