The New Coronavirus Explained

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The 2019-nCoV, or Wuhan virus, is a new coronavirus infecting people worldwide (Credit: Geralt/Pixabay/CCO)

On December 31, 2019, Chinese officials announced that 27 people in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province, had been infected with a new strain of the coronavirus. Since then, the number of cases of the contagious affliction labeled 2019-nCoV, COVID-19, or Wuhan virus, have rapidly increased, with new cases being reported daily. On Thursday, January 30, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global emergency, highlighting the urgency for a rapid coordinated international response to curb this global health risk.

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  • bts_2013
    bts_20135년 이상
    I'm on a vacation in the Philippines and guess what... my flight is going directly back to Incheon airport... I hope i'm safe.
  • folding
    folding5년 이상
    I think that we should all stop saying things, and start praying that the scientists find a cure quickly, now that Italy has also got it.
    • kittiesmama
      kittiesmama약 5년
      Very true folding let's let God and Jesus take care of it we can't do anything but pray and stay healthy!
    • iornhatchet77
      iornhatchet775년 이상
      Thanks we need your help please save us and snap the coronary away
      • iamfanofbears
        iamfanofbears5년 이상
        The reason why there is a lot of people are infected in south korea is that their screening for the coronavirus is free and everybody takes a screening. There is a lot of infected people in the USA, but our coronavirus screening cost $4,000 and people do not take it ,because it is so expensive. That's why we don't have a lot of infected people.
        • kittiesmama
          kittiesmama4년 이상
          I got the test for free I don't have it but my doctors have me and everyone in my town it for no cost
          • kittiesmama
            kittiesmama약 5년
            That could be true but then how do we know for sure? It could be anything!
          • fungirl200
            fungirl2005년 이상
            This is so scary!
            • gaps1
              gaps15년 이상
              corona please get out of here
            • smartjerry238
              smartjerry2385년 이상
              Hope it gets under control!
              • little_angel727
                little_angel7275년 이상
                Ahem... Daily Corona Virus News!! 3150 people affected/17 people died in Korea. What's going on in your country? (Dogo is a great source to get info/make friends !)
                • glass
                  glass5년 이상
                  2 people close to my area ( missouri ) have it o-o
                  • wolfdog
                    wolfdog5년 이상
                    Not much, maybe like, 51 people with the virus but that's like saying America is in danger because 00.00000001% of the population got a disease.
                  • little_angel727
                    little_angel7275년 이상
                    Pros of COVID19: week of a vacation in every educating places! Cons: Can't go anywhere/have to wear a mask
                    • kittiesmama
                      kittiesmama약 5년
                      Pros~ School at home, not 8 hours of school! Cons~ not aloud to go anywhere
                      • iamfanofbears
                        iamfanofbears5년 이상
                        not us we go to school
                      • relic313
                        relic3135년 이상
                        My friend Said It was cause china made it for population control
                        • joohyuun
                          joohyuun5년 이상
                          Not likely. I'm pretty sure China would know better. Like what wolfdog said, it was caused by contaminated food at a seafood market in Wuhan.
                          • wolfdog
                            wolfdog5년 이상
                            Lol that's a weird conspiracy theory. There are many different strands of the coronavirus, which is why it has been re-named COVID-19. Some strands of the coronavirus actually can cause the common cold. But this is a different, brand new, strand which PROBABLY originated from contaminated food at a market in Wuhan. Since China is massively populated, I'm not surprised it spread so quickly.

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