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COVID-19; Plague of the 21st Century; Situation Update

Mirza Zain Baig, Zaitoon Zafar, Abeer Aziz, Umme Hani Abdullah

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 11–21 · Published 17 Apr 2020

10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430132

Abstract

The first known case of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2 occurred in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. In a matter of a few months, it has spread globally to infect more than 500, 000 people and has caused more than 20,000 deaths. It was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization (WHO). To date, it has strained medical infrastructure, stagnated global economy and given rise to social stigma, fear, and racism. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of our current knowledge and understanding of this new disease.

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19.

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