Drink warm water to help relieve itchy throat. Take small slow sips to avoid coughing.
Avoid eating iced, cold or sweet food and beverages. Hold off oranges and grapefruit temporarily.
Wear masks that cover the nose and mouth area to prevent spreading the disease and also to help minimize symptom exacerbation from cold air, dust, or cigarette smoke.
Take medicine as instructed and follow up at the outpatient department as scheduled.
See a doctor as soon as possible if there are the following symptoms:
High or persistent fever unresponsive to medication
Wheezing
Large amounts of purulent yellowish sputums
Severe dry cough
Lips or nails turning blue or gray
Coughing blood
Coughing with diarrhea
Traveling to areas with known active epidemics
Symptoms continues to worsen despite having seen a doctor