The Covid-19 that has changed the way of living across the world was first identified in Wuhan city, China in December, 2019. The whole world was shocked by the thousands of positive cases and death caused by the contagious disease. The Covid-19 disease was caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
In Jan 2020, the disease was found to outbreak in various parts of the world and many countries imposed quarantine in order to prevent the spread of disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID‑19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)[ on 30 January 2020 and as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
The disease was found to spread through the droplets of the infected person. However the source of the virus was not identified.The symptoms include:
- Fever
- Cold
- Cough
- Breathing illness
- Diarrhoea
- Sneeze
- Loss of sense of smell and taste
Total number of Covid-19 case across world : 31.4 Million
Total number of Death : 966K
Recovered cases : 21.5 Million
Top 3 countries with highest cases
- USA
- India
- Brazil
