AUSTIN, Texas – After a volatile weekend of protests, health officials are telling citizens that may have attended protests to monitor for possible coronavirus symptoms.

“The time between exposure to COVID-19 and the moment when symptoms start can range from 1-14 days. Because we are still in a community spread of COVID-19, it is possible individuals who participated in any gathering without social distance and face covering precautions over the weekend were exposed to the virus but do not have symptoms yet,” said an Austin Public Health representative in an email. “APH recommends everyone who participated in any gatherings to use caution around those 65 years or older or with underlying health conditions and monitor symptoms."

The novel coronavirus is spread mainly through person-to-person interaction and produces vary symptoms depending on who has it.

The most common symptoms include: fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.

According to the CDC, symptoms can develop as early as two days after exposure but most people start feeling ill about five or six days later. Symptoms can take as long as two weeks to develop though.

Since testing has expanded, it is possible to find out before symptoms develop if you’re sick.

Click here to see a list of testing sites in the Austin area.