A cluster of respiratory illness, originating in the Chinese
province of Hubei in December 2019, has health officials on high alert around the world. In
January, the causative agent of the disease was found to be a novel
coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes was given a
name: COVID-19 (for "coronavirus disease 2019"). It has
proven to be particularly infectious and claimed about 3,000 lives in around
three months.
The spate of illness was first reported to the World Health
Organization on New Year's Eve and in the following weeks was linked to a family of
viruses known as coronaviruses, the same family responsible for the diseases SARS and MERS, as well as some cases of
the common cold. A special
WHO committee declared a public health emergency on Jan. 30 and later
raised its global risk assessment for the coronavirus to "very high."
The situation continues
to evolve as more information becomes available. We've collated everything we
know about the novel virus, what's next for researchers and some of the steps
you can take to reduce your risk.
for more details to answer the mentioned questions please watch the video part one and two on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXLM6PBxNF0 AND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQkJ9Z4WOSY&t=20s
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