Coronavirus

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In December 2‪0‪1‪9‪, health experts became aware of fast-spreading virus in Wuhan, China.

CORONAVIRUS

The new coronavirus may have started in a market that sold wild animals.

it has spread to six continents causing More than 3‪,0‪0‪0‪ deaths.

The disease has been named COVID-19.

A corona virus belongs to large family of viruses.

It enters the body through the nose or mouth and passes into the lungs, causing illness.

In humans, coronaviruses are usually spread by drops of fluid put into the air from an infected person.