Corona Virus (Covid-19)

General Information 

COVID-19 is a virus caused by acute respiratory syndrome and also known as novel coronavirus or SARS, which was first discovered in late December 2019. It is an RNA virus that is related to influenza (H1N1) and can cause major respiratory issues in affected people. Diagnoses can vary depending on the type of infection and the severity of symptoms may be similar to other viral and bacterial infections. Although some cases of COVID-19 are simply treated, others necessitate extensive hospital treatment, which might result in negative results. COVID-19 is examined in this blog for its symptoms, causes, classification, transmission, therapies, symptoms, and prognosis. In the literature, there is a brief history of COVID-19. In November and December of last year, a novel human coronavirus termed SARS-CoV-2 was discovered in China and other nations around the world. The WHO designated this virus as an emerging infectious concern under section 5 after three months of incubation (b). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Human Infectious Disease Number 13 (H1N1), Epidemic of Novel SARS Coronavirus 1 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 1, H1N1), also known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, were among the names listed by the WHO (MERS-CoV). Based on the evidence of high mortality rates and mortality rates related to this ailment, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) named it a Public Emergency of International Concern (PEI) on April 17, 2020.

Facts and Figures

In addition, according to the ECDC, WHO estimates that 1,872,764 cases will be diagnosed by April 30, 2020, accounting for 0.73 percent of all cases reported (nearly 74k diagnosed in September 2020). On February 8, 2020, the first case was recorded in Wuhan, Hubei Province. READ MORE...