COVID-19

Coronavirus, also known as covid-19, corona, novel coronavirus

pneumonia, is a respiratory disease caused by a pathogen.
The virus originated in Wuhan, China. It transferred from an
animal to human in the local meat market, then onward it spread
like a wildfire, infecting thousands in the first week alone.
All though it started in 2019, the general populace knew
about it in January, this caused fear, multiple people avoided
going to public places such as malls, train stations, airports,
shops, banks and schools, must world governments were to slow
to stop the spread of covid-19, because of this, mostly countries
had covid within their borders.
The main symptoms of covid-19 are fever, cough, fatigue
shortness of bad, loss of test and smell. The severe symptoms
include multi organ failure, blood clots and septic shocks. The
onset of symptoms can range from two to fourteen days but
usually happen on the fifth day since transmision.
Covid-19 is transmitted by small droplets, this happens when
coughing, talking and sneezing. Droplets usually fall on a surface
rather than traveling long distance to infect someone, that why
covid-19 mainly spreads when a person touches an infected
surface and proceeds to touch his/her face.
Recommended measures to prevent infection include
frequent hand washing, maintaining physical distance from
others (especially from those with symptoms), quarantine
(especially for those with symptoms), covering coughs, and
keeping unwashed hands away from the face. The use of cloth face
coverings such as a scarf or a bandana is recommended in public
settings to minimise the risk of transmissions, with some
authorities requiring their use. Medical grade facemasks such as
N95 masks should only be used by healthcare workers, first
responders and those who care for infected individuals.
Social distancing strategies aim to reduce contact of infected
persons with large groups by closing schools and workplaces,
restricting travel, and cancelling large public gatherings.
Distancing guidelines also include that people stay at least 6 feet
(1.8 m) apart. There is no medication known to be effective at
preventing COVID‑19. After the implementation of social
distancing and stay-at-home orders, many regions have been able
to sustain an effective transmission rate of less than one, meaning
the disease is in remission in those areas.
As a COVID-19 vaccine is not expected until 2021 at the
earliest, a key part of managing COVID‑19 is trying to decrease and
delay the epidemic peak, known as "flattening the curve". This is
done by slowing the infection rate to decrease the risk of health
services being overwhelmed, allowing for better treatment of
current cases, and delaying additional cases until effective
treatments or a vaccine become available.