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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

28 September 2020
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2020-09-28 11:04

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic which is the worldwide spread of a new disease.

The People’s Republic of China reported the first infected patients and announced its first death from the virus on 11th January, 2020.

The WHO recognized the spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The virus spreads like wildfire to 235 Countries, areas or territories.

Currently, the World’s worst-hit countries are United States of America, India, Brazil, Russian Federation, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Spain, Argentina and South Africa according to the World Health Organization.

Globally, as of 1:08 pm CEST, 27th September 2020, there have been over 32.73 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 991,224 deaths, reported to WHO.

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