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Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com Vicki Whiting June/July 2020
s the year 2020 began, people started
talking about something called the
coronavirus. Coronavirus was a newly
discovered virus that made people
sick. It started making people sick in
China, but as people traveled, the virus
traveled around the world as well.
Corona means crown. When you look at the
coronavirus under a microscope, part of it looks
like a crown.
The coronavirus is very contagious. That means it can
spread from person to person very easily. It travels
through the air when people sneeze or cough. It also
spreads when people touch something the virus has
been on, like other peoples' hands or door handles.
Coronavirus often causes a fever, tiredness, a cough
or difficulty breathing. Most people,
especially kids, only feel a little sick
and get better quickly. It feels a
lot like a cold or
the flu.
Wash your hands. When you wash your hands with
soap and water, you kill viruses like the coronavirus.
Keep your hands away from your mouth, eyes,
nose and face. This is important just in case your
hands touched a virus somewhere like a door handle
or countertop.
To keep others safe, sneeze or cough into a tissue
or your elbow. Wearing a mask helps as well.
Some things you like to do have probably been
cancelled. When people stay apart, the virus
can't move from person to person. As people
return to their activities, it is recommended to
stay at least six feet apart from other people
because the virus rarely travels that far before
sinking to the ground.
It is normal to worry about getting sick or about your
loved ones getting sick. A way to help yourself is to
talk to others about your feelings and to
ask for help. If you read about or hear
something that worries you, don't
keep your feelings to yourself.
A
Fast Traveler How to Stop the Coronavirus
Keeping the Community Healthy
I'm Worried
What if I get coronavirus?
Color the pictures
on this page.
Ask a family member
about a time they were
worried about something.
How did it turn out? What
made them feel better?
How do they deal with
worries now?
What is coronavirus?
Aaaaaack!
It's soap
and water!
Ya got me!!!
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Official Kids Mag
