The world is facing a global pandemic. The governments have declared national emergencies. Empty streets. People locked in their houses.

Does this sound like some ‘doomsday’ movie plot? Probably yes.

But unfortunately, this is what’s happening in the world right now.

The coronavirus epidemic that started in the Wuhan district of  Hubei Province in China on 17th November 2019 has now become a threat to the world. The most alarming thing about this COVID-19 virus is that its symptoms are not visible immediately and it may take 2-14 days before they appear. This has led to its viral spread.

From China, the virus first spread to Thailand. Since then it is spreading at an unstoppable rate all around the world. Currently, the Chinese government has imposed a quarantine in Wuhan. The city has been under lockdown to prevent further spread. Several other cities and countries have been under quarantine or lockdown looking at the severe spread.

As of 19.03.20, 1400 hrs, a total of 2,18,943 people have been infected and the pandemic has resulted in 8,957 casualties across the globe.

By the way, did you know that epidemic and pandemic are two different terms?

An epidemic is when a certain disease has risen beyond the normally expected number in a  geographical area, while it converts into a pandemic when it has spread across many countries and affects a large number of people.