Article about Corona Virus

In this article, I will discuss about the corona virus which is becoming a major topic worldwide. This article will discuss what is corona virus, symptoms of people affected by corona virus, causes of corona virus and also the development of corona virus in Indonesia. Besides that, it will also discuss the impact of the virus on the world.

A. What is a coronavirus?

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans.  In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19.

B. Symptoms of corona virus. 

In general there are 3 general symptoms that can indicate someone is infected with the Corona virus, namely:

1. Fever (body temperature above 38 degrees Celsius)

2. Cough

3. Hard to breathe

According to research, symptoms of COVID-19 appear within 2 days to 2 weeks after exposure to the Corona virus.

C. Cause of the corona virus. 

It is suspected that the Corona virus was initially transmitted from animals to humans. However, it was later discovered that the Corona virus was also transmitted from human to human.

A person can get COVID-19 through a variety of ways, namely:

1. Accidentally inhale saliva splashes from sneezing or coughing sufferers of COVID-19

2. Hold the mouth or nose without washing hands first after touching an object affected by saliva splashes of COVID-19 sufferers

3. Close contact with people with COVID-19, such as touching or shaking hands.

D. The development of the corona virus in Indonesia

The number of positive Covid-19 patients in Indonesia increased by 81 people until Saturday (3/21/2020) afternoon. The total number of people infected with the Corona virus has been 450.

The data is an accumulation of calculations until Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Total recovery and may go home there are 20 people. And patients who died totaled 38.

E. The impact of the corona virus. 

The spread of the Corona virus that has spread to various parts of the world has an impact on the world economy both in terms of trade, investment and tourism. Corona virus also has an impact on investment because people will be more careful when buying goods or investing.

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