There are seven phases we must know about the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.

• Phase One - Pre-infection.

In this phase, the government issued an order for the public to stay at home and practice social distancing if they have urgent matters outdoors.

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• Phase Two - Patient Under Investigation (PUI).

In this phase, samples are collected from the nose and throat. Patients are advised to stay at home for one or two days until their results are out.

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• Phase Three - Covid-19 positive.

Patients need to be quarantined at a hospital even though they are not showing any symptoms during this phase.

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• Phase Four - Symptoms such as fever, cough, flu and sore throat arise.

In this phase, patients feel tired and lose their appetite.

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• Phase Five - Lung infection or pneumonia.

In this phase, patients cough a lot and face breathing difficulties.

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• Phase Six - Severe pneumonia to the extend that oxygen levels in the blood drop significantly.

In this phase, patients gasp for air and feel as if breathing underwater.

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• Phase Seven - Critical phase.

In this phase, ventilators are required and patients need to be treated in the ICU.

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The question is, which of these seven phases are you in? Surely you'd want to be in the first phase. So, please stay at home and do not go out unless for urgent matters. Let's break the Covid-19 chain together.

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This health information is provided by Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, team doctor of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT). Luaskan Kuasamu Johor.

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