COVID-19 Pandemic: A hard lesson learnt
In December 2019, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) was responsible for the severe upper respiratory infection, spreading in a Wuhan province of China [1]. In the next few months it had spread across the globe. In March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by WHO [2]....
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| description | In December 2019, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) was responsible for the severe upper respiratory infection, spreading in a Wuhan province of China [1]. In the next few months it had spread across the globe. In March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by WHO [2]. It was about time when the disease would reach Indian subcontinent, due to lack of awareness among the people, would eventually spread to the masses. In the past, year 2002 and 2012 witnessed another similar disease with resembling pattern that had had spread in China and Middle east respectively. Namely, SARS and MERS-CoV, both family members of the coronavirus [3-4]. In the last two decades, these two viruses have caused documented epidemics with mortality rates of 9.5% and 34.4% [5]. CoVID -19 stands at the third position in mortality point of view. It has been proven that the proven fact that COVID-19 is having less mortality as compared to the former two but more contagious. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f419730c8cb640c3b2e8a201ba059ded2022-12-21T20:25:39ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11430974-11432021-07-011403178180COVID-19 Pandemic: A hard lesson learntMansimrat Paul Singh0Consultant Advanced Minimal Access Surgery, Indus Jaipur Hospital, Near Technology Park, Shipra Path, Mansarovar Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaIn December 2019, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) was responsible for the severe upper respiratory infection, spreading in a Wuhan province of China [1]. In the next few months it had spread across the globe. In March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by WHO [2]. It was about time when the disease would reach Indian subcontinent, due to lack of awareness among the people, would eventually spread to the masses. In the past, year 2002 and 2012 witnessed another similar disease with resembling pattern that had had spread in China and Middle east respectively. Namely, SARS and MERS-CoV, both family members of the coronavirus [3-4]. In the last two decades, these two viruses have caused documented epidemics with mortality rates of 9.5% and 34.4% [5]. CoVID -19 stands at the third position in mortality point of view. It has been proven that the proven fact that COVID-19 is having less mortality as compared to the former two but more contagious.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/2%20AJMS%20V14.N3.2021%20p%20178-180.pdfcovid-19pandemichard lesson |
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