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The document discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by a new coronavirus, and compares it to previous influenza pandemics. It outlines the progression of pandemics through various phases, including investigation, recognition, initiation, acceleration, and deceleration. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, and ongoing investigations are being conducted to gather more information.

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Corona News Sushil

The document discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by a new coronavirus, and compares it to previous influenza pandemics. It outlines the progression of pandemics through various phases, including investigation, recognition, initiation, acceleration, and deceleration. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, and ongoing investigations are being conducted to gather more information.

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This is the first pandemic

known to be caused by the

CORONA emergence of a new


coronavirus. In the past
century, there have been four
VIRUS pandemics caused by the
emergence of novel influenza
viruses. As a result, most

A
research and guidance
around pandemics is specific
pandemic is a global to influenza, but the same
premises can be applied to
outbreak of disease. the current COVID-19
Pandemics happen when a pandemic. Pandemics of
new virus emerges to infect respiratory disease follow a
people and can spread certain progression outlined in
between people sustainably. a “Pandemic Intervals
Because there is little to no Framework.” Pandemics
pre-existing immunity against begin with an investigation
the new virus, it spreads phase, followed by
worldwide. recognition, initiation, and
The virus that causes COVID- acceleration phases. The
19 is infecting people and peak of illnesses occurs at the
spreading easily from person- end of the acceleration phase,
to-person. Cases have been which is followed by a
detected in most countries deceleration phase, during
worldwide and community which there is a decrease in
spread is being detected in a illnesses. Different countries
growing number of countries. can be in different phases of
On March 11, the COVID-19 the pandemic at any point in
outbreak was characterized time and different parts of the
as a pandemic by the same country can also be in
WHOexternal icon. different phases of a
pandemic.
There are ongoing
investigations to learn more.
This is a rapidly evolving
situation and information will
be updated as it becomes
available.

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