Coronavirus in China: A coronavirus outbreak is spreading quickly.

Coronavirus

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness, cough, fever, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing, severe respiratory syndrome, cold and in some serious cases, this virus can cause pneumonia, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, kidney failure and even death. 

Coronaviruses (CoV) are zoonotic. There are some basic precautions to stop infection spread such as avoid close contact with anyone who is suffering from virus (touching or shaking hands), regular hand washing and using sanitizer, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, use of surgical masks and avoid touching an object exposed to the virus then touching nose, mouth or any part of the body before washing hands. This deadly virus can be easily transmitted from one person to another.

Coronavirus Symptoms

If you are infected it can take up to 14 days to show. But the virus can spread during the incubation period that means you can spread the virus even before you know you are sick. This is why medical experts around the world are worried. In the near future Coronavirus may potentially leave the nation vulnerable to a considerably larger number of confirmed victims.

It has spread to 25 more countries across the world. The official death toll rate has surpassed 565 on Thursday. There is no sign of a slowdown, and thousands more are being infected every single day which is resultantly fuelling fears among people that spread of the virus is not being adequately controlled. But according to some unofficial information death count is much higher than what China is reporting. It’s no surprise that the World Health Organization has declared it a pandemic.

Fear of catching this virus especially among Chinese people and around the world have already turned into tsunamis as crematoriums workers are receiving nearly 20 dead bodies a day.

Coronavirus (CoV) has a lower fatality rate at 2.1% but spreads extremely fast through human to human. 

Researchers and scientists are comparing SARS and Coronavirus. SARS was approximately four times more deadly and harmful than coronavirus. It is believed that both viruses came from animals. SARS have come from civet cats, whereas the start of deadly coronavirus was found in snakes and bats.

The Chinese health department issued details of the deaths, more than 80% were over 60 years old, and they had pre-existing health conditions like diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. While healthy individuals are more likely to recover from this infection.

Currently, Hospitals in China are swamped with patients and there is an acute shortage of beds. Gymnasiums and sports centres have been turned into temporary medical centres to cope with demand. The Chinese government is also claiming that the number of virus victims who are recovering is also increasing.

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