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1. THE CORONAVIRUS STORY:
COVID - 19 PANDEMIC OUTBREAK
SERIES
Episode 1 : Timeline of the Virus

2. HISTORY OF THE VIRUS
Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses that cause
diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses
cause respiratory tract infections that can be mild, such as
some cases of the common cold and others that can be
lethal, such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19.

3. SARS - CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus)
In 2003, following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) which had begun the prior year in Asia, and secondary cases
elsewhere in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a
press release stating that a novel coronavirus identified by a number of
laboratories was the causative agent for SARS. The virus was officially
named the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). More than 8,000 people were
infected, about ten percent of whom died.

4. In September 2012, a new type of coronavirus was identified, initially
called Novel Coronavirus 2012, and now officially named Middle East
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The World Health
Organization issued a global alert soon after. By 30 October 2013, there
were 124 cases and 52 deaths in Saudi Arabia. As of December 2019,
2,468 cases of MERS-CoV infection had been confirmed by laboratory
tests, 851 of which were fatal, a mortality rate of approximately 34.5%.
MERS - CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus)

5. In December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China.On 31 December 2019, the
outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by
the World Health Organization (WHO), later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on
Taxonomy of Viruses. Some researchers have suggested that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market
may not be the original source of viral transmission to humans.As of 27 March 2020, there have been
at least 24,077 confirmed deaths and more than 532,788 confirmed cases in the coronavirus
pneumonia pandemic. The Wuhan strain has been identified as a new strain of Betacoronavirus from
group 2B with approximately 70% genetic similarity to the SARS-CoV.The virus has a 96% similarity
to a bat coronavirus, so it is widely suspected to originate from bats as well.The virus was formed by
the genetic mutation of a bat and a snake. The pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions and
nationwide lockdowns in several countries.
SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2)

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
WIKIPEDIA
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)

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