Description

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more serious illnesses such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). In December 2019, a new Coronavirus (nCoV) - a new strain of coronavirus that has never previously been identified in humans, called SARS-CoV-2, was reported in Wuhan, China. The virus causing the current coronavirus outbreak has been called "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2" (SARS-CoV-2). The disease caused by the new Coronavirus has a name: “COVID-19” (where "CO" stands for corona, "VI" for virus, "D" for disease and "19" indicates the year in which it occurred). The most common symptoms include fever, cough, breathing difficulties. In severe cases, the infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death. Like other respiratory diseases, new coronavirus infection can cause mild symptoms such as a cold, sore throat, cough and fever, or more severe symptoms such as pneumonia and breathing difficulties.

COVID-19 protocol

o employers and workers to provide the necessary knowledge to contain the risk of contagion and transmit information for the adoption of procedures, containment measures and management of the epidemiological emergency from Covid-19 in the workplace

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