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This year in 2020,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천nearly 100 years after, the world is facing another pandemic called- Coronavirus or COVID-19.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천On March 12, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease a pandemic. The WHO said that the COVID-19 outbreak can be characterized as a "pandemic" as the virus spreads increasingly worldwide. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for action on COVID-19 and urged all슬롯 머신 사이트 추천governments to immediately step up and scale up their efforts, and all people to play their part.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Coronavirus Live Map: How to Track The Spread of COVID-19 Across The Globe.

Over 110 countries and regions have reported 118,326 confirmed cases, including 37,371 cases outside China.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천WHO informed that the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천death toll due to the novel coronavirus outside the China, the epicentre of the outbreak, has increased to 1,130.

Spanish Flu (January 1918 슬롯사이트 December 1920)

Spanish Flu, also known as the 1918 influenza pandemic affected people across the world for nearly two years from January 1918 슬롯사이트 December 1920. It was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus, with the second being the swine flu in 2009.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천There was nothing particular 슬롯사이트Spanish슬롯사이트 about the flu and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천it didn슬롯사이트t begin in Spain슬롯 머신 사이트 추천though it was badly affected like the other nations. According to reports, the flu was named such슬롯 머신 사이트 추천because Spain was neutral in the First World War (1914-18), which meant it was free to report on the severity of the pandemic.

As per history, the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 first wave spread in US military camps in 1917.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The flu caused loss of lives슬롯 머신 사이트 추천three times the number that fell in the Great War, and did this so much faster than any other illness in recorded history. The pandemic affected nearly half a million of those in the United States and spread to every part of the world, affecting populations in Japan, Argentina, Germany and dozens of other countries.

Coronavirus( COVID-19)

The Coronavirus, which was reported first in China, has spread in nearly 113 nations. As many as슬롯 머신 사이트 추천1,18,326 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported so far from across the world with슬롯 머신 사이트 추천80, 955 confirmed cases in China alone. The death toll so far due to the deadly coronavirus has reached슬롯 머신 사이트 추천4292 with슬롯 머신 사이트 추천3162 deaths in China alone.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Is Coronavirus an Epidemic or a Pandemic? Know The Meaning and Difference Between These Terms.

The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천COVID-19 virus infects people of all ages. However, evidence to date suggests that two groups of people are at a higher risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease. These are older people; and those with underlying medical conditions.

Difference between Epidemic and Pandemic

An epidemic슬롯 머신 사이트 추천is a term that is often broadly used to describe any problem that has grown out of control.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천It can be슬롯 머신 사이트 추천defined as "an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an high proportion of the population. Pandemic슬롯 머신 사이트 추천refers to an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.

Since the dawn of civilization, epidemics, plagues, and pandemics have been been affecting the world populous. However, with the passage of time, technology has come to rescue and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천mild symptoms are detected following which people are self-quarantined, thus preventing the spread.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Also, earlier there was little protective equipment for health care workers, which is not the case now.

In the wake of the surge in coronavirus cases across the globe, the IFRC, UNICEF and WHO issued a new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

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