Coronavirus positive cases cross 50 lakh mark globally; a look at its history
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Coronavirus positive cases cross 50 lakh mark globally; a look at its history

New Delhi: The unprecedented outbreak of the coronavirus that was first reported on December 31, 2019, by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China, as “a cluster of cases of pneumonia” in Wuhan, Hubei Province (China), has now crossed the 50 lakh mark of confirmed circumstances on Wednesday (May 20, 2020). 

WHO on its official Twitter account on January 4, 2020, wrote, “China has reported to WHO a cluster of pneumonia cases — with no deaths — in Wuhan, Hubei Province Flag of China. Investigations are underway to identify the cause of this illness.”

By January 12, there have been round 41 circumstances of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in Wuhan City. The WHO’s official assertion on January 12 learn, “The evidence is highly suggestive that the outbreak is associated with exposures in one seafood market in Wuhan.”

It additionally acknowledged that the market was closed on January 1, 2020, and at that stage, “there was no infection among healthcare workers, and no clear evidence of human to human transmission.” 

Among these 41 confirmed circumstances, there was one demise. According to the preliminary epidemiological investigation, most circumstances labored at or had been handlers and frequent guests to the “Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.”

The virus was first recorded exterior of China on January 13, 2020, when the officers confirmed a case in Thailand.

WHO specialists after conducting a short subject go to to Wuhan on January 20-21, launched an official assertion on January 22 saying that the info collected by detailed epidemiological investigation and thru the deployment of the brand new test equipment nationally “suggests that human-to-human transmission is taking place in Wuhan.”

The virus that has shaken the foundations of the world, was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30. This was the sixth time WHO has declared a PHEIC for the reason that International Health Regulations (IHR) got here into pressure in 2005.

WHO’s scenario report on January 30, reported 7,818 whole confirmed circumstances worldwide, with nearly all of these in China, and 82 circumstances reported in 18 international locations apart from China. 

WHO additionally gave a threat evaluation of ‘very excessive’ for China, and ‘excessive’ on the international stage.

After a number of conferences, joint missions, analysis, and innovation boards, WHO on March 11 made the evaluation that COVID-19 may be characterised as a ‘pandemic.’ There had been already greater than 1,26,215 confirmed COVID-19 circumstances on this planet by the point the announcement got here.

According to the Worldometers web site’s COVID-19 knowledge, the whole variety of COVID-19 circumstances internationally had touched 10,00,000 by April 2, with over 55,500 deaths.

On April 15, the COVID-19 depend surged to 20,00,000 whereas the toll had mounted to 1,40,791.

In the following 13 days, there have been greater than 30,55,800 coronavirus positive infections on this planet and by May 8, it had crossed 40,00,000.

The United States (US) has been the worst-hit nation with round 15,77,935 confirmed circumstances, which is roughly 31.5% of the world circumstances. The US additionally has the best variety of COVID-19 deaths, the place near 94,000 folks have succumbed to the virus.

Russia (3,08,705), Spain (2,78,800), Brazil (2,75,380) and the UK (2,48,810) have additionally been severely hit. 

Countries world wide have put in place a variety of public well being measures to suppress the unfold of the virus that has introduced over 7 billion lives to a standstill.
 

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