In December 2019, Wuhan in China witnessed the... ... Coronavirus LIVE Update: India's Cases Rise To 59,92,532; 94,503 Dead

In December 2019, Wuhan in China witnessed the outbreak of a novel strain of Coronavirus whose source, methods of prevention and treatment have not been identified yet. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that create flu like symptoms. The Severely Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2002 as well as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) of 2012 also belong to the Coronavirus family. 

The World Health Organization renamed the 2019-nCoV to COVID-19 on February 12 and also declared it as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020. 

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