Table 2 Responses to knowledge items (%)

1

The main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue, dry cough, and myalgia.

85.1

7.8

7.1

2

There currently is no effective cure for COVID-2019, but early symptomatic and supportive treatment can help most patients recover from infection.

76.5

9.7

13.8

3

Not all persons with COVID-2019 will develop severe cases. Only those who are elderly have chronic illnesses are more likely to be in severe cases.

89.3

6.7

4

4

Eating or contacting wild animals would result in infection by the COVID-19 virus.

27.9

42.2

29.9

5

The COVID-19 virus spreads via respiratory droplets of infected individuals.

93.2

2.5

4.3

6

Ordinary residents can wear general medical masks to prevent infection by the COVID-19 virus.

48.8

39.7

11.5