What is Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Coronavirus COVID-19 is a new member of viruses which range from the common cold to MERS coronavirus, which is Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and SARs, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) was first identified in December 2019 in Huhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province that’s why the name given to the disease COVID-19. The virus is now spreading globally, resulting in the present ongoing 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic. Common symptoms of this disease are including high Fever, Cough, and Shortness of Breathing is the major symptoms of COVID-19. Other symptoms may include Muscle Pain, Sputum Production, Sore Throat, Loss of Smell and Abdominal Pain. And sometimes, it can be severe and may result to death. It can be easily get transmitted from one person to another. And so far, there is no such vaccine yet to cure this disease and is diagnosed with a laboratory test.

While the majority of cases result in mild symptoms, some progress to viral pneumonia and multi organ failure. As of 28 March 2020, the overall rate of deaths per number of diagnosed cases is 4.7 percent, ranging from 0.2 percent to 15 percent according to age group and other health problems. For more.