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Pandemic Situation around the World

Dayanidhi Raman

As we are aware of this pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, the people across the globe has to be aware that it is been caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious and often leads to severe viral pneumonia with respiratory failure and death in the elderly and subjects with pre-existing conditions. The fatal rate for COVID-19 is growing exponentially in many countries like Italy, Spain, South Korea, China, USA with the doubling time. The coronavirus outbreak came to light on December 31, 2019 when China informed the World Health Organisation of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause in Wuhan City in Hubei Province.