corona virus

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, a pandemic.   As of July 30, the global death toll surpassed 673,000 amid at least 17.3 million cases. More than 10 million people have recovered from the disease worldwide, according to the data collected by the Johns Hopkins University in the United States. What is a coronavirus? The coronavirus family causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), according to the WHO. They circulate in animals and some can be transmitted between animals and humans. Several coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans. The new coronavirus, the seventh known to affect humans, has been named COVID-19. Coronavirus: Italy to close all schools and universities (2:19) What are the symptoms? Common signs of infection include fever, cou...