The Origins and Spread of Covid-19

Download or read book The Origins and Spread of Covid-19 written by John Allen and published by Referencepoint Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From its murky origins in China to its rapid development into a full-blown health crisis,COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands worldwide and led government leaders to lock down their economies and quarantine their citizens. The virus appears to have originated in Wuhan, China. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave the disease its official name. COVID-19 means a COronaVIrus Disease discovered in 2019. One month later, on March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the disease a pandemic-meaning a sudden increase in cases across a wide area, in this instance worldwide"