COVID-19 : COVID-19 or Novel Corona Virus is an acutely
infectious disease caused by a newly discovered Pathogen belonging
to the group of related viruses that cause diseases in Mammals &
Birds ; Other Corona Viruses are SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome, outbreak in 2003), MERS( Middle East Respiratory Syndrome,
outbreak in 2002) ; The medical name of Novel Corona Virus is
SARS-COV-2 ; Most people infected with Covid-19 will experience mild to
moderate respiratory illness & recover without requiring special medical
treatment ; Only older people & people with underlying medical problems
like Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Respiratory Disease & Cancer are more
likely to develop serious illness ; The unique feature of Covid-19 is that it
spreads rapidly from human to human through droplets of saliva or discharge
from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes ; As of today, no
specific vaccine has so far been invented to prevent this disease which has
already spread throughout the world within a short period of time & already
has been declared to be a Pandemic by WHO ;
The first outbreak of Covid-19 was at the Huanan Seafood Market, Wuhan,
China on 17/11/2019 ; From there it rapidly spread to Western Europe &
USA ; Till now, the worst affected countries are USA, Italy, Spain, China,
England etc ;
In India first Covid-19 case was reported on 30/01/2020 ; As of now it is
still rapidly spreading on a world-wide scale ; The total number of affected
persons at this moment (4 PM, 22/04/2020) is over
2 Million Coronavirus cases, as recorded globally with a death toll of 1,74,573
people ; In India the confirmed Covid-19 cases has reached 15,109 persons
with a death toll of 603 people ;
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