{"id":63,"date":"2020-04-08T16:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.healthwire.pk\/?p=63"},"modified":"2023-05-23T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:13:54","slug":"novel-covid-19-biological-agent-of-global-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/novel-covid-19-biological-agent-of-global-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Novel COVID-19: Biological Agent of Global Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COVID-19 <\/strong>or Coronavirus disease<\/strong> is an infectious disease<\/strong> that has become a pandemic.  <\/strong>The first case<\/strong> of this disease was reported in Wuhan-China<\/strong>. Later, on December 31, 2019, Chinese officials confirmed that dozens of people were infected with this new virus. Since then, COVID-19 has not only infected the people around the globe but has forced the world to go under lockdown due to the speed with which it was spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)<\/strong>, over the past few months and till now, it has affected about 196 countries & territories\/areas<\/strong>, infecting about 375,498 people<\/strong> and more cases are emerging with each passing day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we dig further into COVID-19, let\u2019s take a look at the cause, sign and symptoms of this disease. But, first, let\u2019s see why it is called COVID-19.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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