How to Protect Yourself & Others

Know how coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads and take steps to protect yourself and others. Avoid close contact, clean your hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, stay home if you’re sick, and know how to clean and disinfect.

Global COVID-19

COVID-19 is a serious global health threat and CDC is committed to stopping the spread by improving public health capacity to minimize its impact. (146)

Transmission

How COVID-19 spreads. COVID-19 most commonly spreads during close contact and can also be spread by airborne transmission.