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The world today is in serious trembling, because of the break out of the CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. Known commonly as COVID-19.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads.
These is what you should know about the virus.The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon as clinical findings become available.
WAYS OF PREVENTING THE COVID-19
1.Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.
2.The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
May /6/2020 – Update on covid-19.
Since 31 December 2019 and as of 06 May 2020, 3 623 803 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 256 880 deaths.
Africa: 49 218 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (7 572), Egypt (7 201), Morocco (5 219), Algeria (4 838) and Nigeria (2 950).
Asia: 581 893 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Turkey (129 491), Iran (99 970), China (83 968), India (49 391) and Saudi Arabia (30 251).
America: 1 553 845 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (1 204 475), Brazil (114 715), Canada (62 046), Peru (51 189) and Ecuador (31 881).
Europe: 1 429 897 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Spain (219 329), Italy (213 013), United Kingdom (194 990), Germany (164 897) and Russia (155 370).
Oceania: 8 254 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (6 849), New Zealand (1 138), Guam (149), French Polynesia (60) and Fiji (18).
Other: 696 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
Deaths have been reported from:
Africa: 1 924 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Algeria (470), Egypt (452), Morocco (191), South Africa (148) and Nigeria (98).
Asia: 20 361 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Iran (6 340), China (4 637), Turkey (3 520), India (1 694) and Indonesia (872).
America: 90 566 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (71 078), Brazil (7 921), Canada (4 043), Mexico (2 507) and Ecuador (1 569).
Europe: 143 898 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (29 427), Italy (29 315), Spain (25 613), France (25 531) and Belgium (8 016).
Oceania: 124 deaths; the 4 countries reporting deaths are Australia (96), New Zealand (21), Guam (5) and Northern Mariana Islands (2).
Other: 7 deaths have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
COVID-19
At the end of December 2019, Chinese public health authorities reported several cases of acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China. The disease is now referred to as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the causative virus is called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Read more
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/geographical-distribution-2019-ncov-cases
Death toll from coronavirus pandemic crosses 250,000 as confirmed cases exceed 3.7 million. Here are the developments on the pandemic for May 6, 2020.
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