Covid-19: The Wuhan Pandemic
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and severe depending upon the strain. In 2002, the outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) reported more
than 8000 infected cases with 774 mortalities. In 2012, the outbreak of MERS (middle east respiratory syndrome) infected
around 2494 people and 858 deaths were reported according to the WHO. In January 2020, a new strain of coronavirus
named 2019-nCoV has been identified in China. The number of confirmed cases has been increasing reaching 5,593,631
cases worldwide with 353,334 deaths up till 28th May 2020 according to WHO situation report-129. Concerned authorities
are working on minimizing its spread. Prevention guidelines have been released by WHO, hoping to control the transmission
and save the world from the effects of this novel virus.
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