The risk of catching or passing on COVID-19 is greatest when someone who is infected is physically close to, or sharing an enclosed and/or poorly ventilated space with, other people.
You may be infected with a respiratory virus such as COVID-19 and not have any symptoms but still pass infection onto others.
These actions will also help to reduce the spread of other respiratory infections, such as flu, which can spread easily and may cause serious illness in some people.ĬOVID-19, along with many other respiratory infections such as influenza (flu), can spread easily and cause serious illness in some people. As we learn to live safely with coronavirus (COVID-19), there are actions we can all take to help reduce the risk of catching COVID-19 and passing it on to others.
