COVID-19 Update
Governor Kay Ivey issued her eighteenth supplemental emergency proclamation containing an amended Safer at Home Order that includes a statewide mask requirement. Individuals will be required to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people, as described in the order. This amended order extends until Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
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If someone has a cold or the flu, can he/she still become infected with COVID-19?
Yes, you can be infected with multiple viruses at once, this is called co-infection. It is currently unknown how common co-infection is with COVID-19. COVID-19 virus, the virus that causes the flu, and viruses that cause the common cold are all different viruses and there are clinical tests that can differentiate between them.
References
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0299_article https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.29.20027698v2https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.12.20022327v2.full.pdf+html
Drafted 20 March 2020