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The First Days and Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ilyes Zatla, Lamia Boublenza, Hafida Hassaine

Abstract


The outbreak of a mysterious illness that started in Wuhan, China by the end of 2019, spread and sickened millions of people around the globe to the extent of being declared as a pandemic by the WHO. A novel coronavirus strain named SARS-CoV-2 by the ICTV, testing the capabilities of our modern world and suffocating health care systems, meanwhile gathering all of scientist's research and governmental powers to fight off its health challenging disease, named as COVID-19. This work, which is topical given its correlation to what is happening now in our lives, would present a perception and an insight on the pandemic starting with the chronological events by the numbers, its factors, and worldwide procedures against it. The entire world is helplessly watching as SARS-CoV-2, spreads, with a daily alarming high affected/deceased case, where the disease is still going through versatile pathways. The nature of COVID-19 is revealing itself as the pandemic unfolds, but when, how and will it ever be over?! a question by far important...!


Keywords


SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pandemic, Chronology, Strategies.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjomv.v12i1.2732

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