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Current Affairs: COVID-19 global pandemic

COVID-19 COVID-19 where CO stands for corona, VI stands for virus, ‘D’ stands for disease is a disease caused by a newly found strain of the coronavirus family which also hosted other diseases such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and common cold. COVID-19 is now declared as a global pandemic and Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and the virus has now spread across many countries and territories worldwide. Symptoms of COVID-19 Below are the symptoms seen in a COVID-19 patient:High feverCoughDifficulty breathingPneumoniaAs the symptoms are very similar to the flu (influenza) and common cold, testing for coronavirus is mandatory…