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Stay safe: Basic facts on Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19
After a shocking day in the sports world that included the NBA suspending its season for an unknown amount of time, March Madness set to go on without fans in the stands and other college leagues simply suspending their seasons, Blowout Cards wanted to offer some basics to help make sure that our customers are as safe or as prepared as they can be with Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19.
Here are some basics on what exactly it is, according to the Centers of Disease Control and World Health Organization.
What is COVID-19?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, this is a new coronavirus not previously identified. This virus is not the same as coronaviruses that commonly cause mild illnesses like the common cold. The COVID-19 name includes CO for “corona,” VI for “virus” and D for “disease.” There are many types of human coronaviruses.
What’s its origin and scope so far?
According to the CDC, the World Health Organization identified COVID-19 in mid-February as it was first identified in Wuhan, China, with the first infections linked to a live animal market. Since that time, though, it has spread to more than 114 counties and killed more than 4,000 worldwide with the WHO calling it a pandemic as of Wednesday. This is the first pandemic, according to the WHO, since since the H1N1 “swine flu” back in 2009. Countries most affected by this virus so far include China, Italy, Iran and South Korea — more than 90 percent of its cases at this time.
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