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# covid-19 #corona #nocorona  Corona   The Health Ministry has confirmed 276 cases of coronavirus in India and three deaths so far. The disease has already claimed over 8000 lives globally and infected close to 200,000 worldwide. The WHO has declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic. What is coronavirus? The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans including the common cold and more severe forms like SARS and MERS which are life-threatening. The virus is named after its shape which takes the form of a crown with protrusions around it and hence is known as coronavirus. How did the recent outbreak occur? The recent outbreak of coronavirus is believed to have occurred in a market for illegal wildlife in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Chinese health authorities and the WHO are investigating the outbreak of the recent coronavirus. Is the recent strain fatal? Since it's a new strain, there is no...