Am so sorry guys for being away for so long , been busy with school and work. But I will try my best to keep you all posted with the current happenings in the world. So as my title above imply, I will be talking about the deadly virus that has caused the world to go on a general lockdown.

The name “coronavirus” is derived from Latin corona , meaning “crown” or “wreath”, itself a borrowing from Greek κορώνη korṓnē , “garland, wreath”. The name refers to the characteristic appearance of virions (the infective form of the virus) by
electron microscopy , which have a fringe of large, bulbous surface projections creating an image reminiscent of a crown or of a solar corona . This morphology is created by the viral spike peplomers , which are proteins on the surface of the virus.

Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses that cause diseases in mammals and
birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that can be mild, such as some cases of the common cold, and others that can be lethal, such as SARS , MERS , and COVID-19 . Symptoms in other species vary: in chickens, they cause an upper respiratory tract disease , while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.
Coronaviruses vary significantly in risk factor. Some can kill more than 30% of those infected (such as MERS-CoV ), and some are relatively harmless, such as the common cold. Coronaviruses cause colds with major symptoms, such as
fever , and sore throat from swollen adenoids, occurring primarily in the winter and early spring seasons. Coronaviruses can cause pneumonia (either direct viral pneumonia or a secondary bacterial pneumonia ) and bronchitis (either direct viral bronchitis or a secondary bacterial bronchitis). The much publicized human coronavirus discovered in 2003, SARS-CoV , which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), has a unique pathogenesis because it causes both upper and
lower respiratory tract infections.

Seven strains of human coronaviruses are known, of which four produce the generally mild symptoms of the common cold :
1. Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43)
2. Human coronavirus HKU1
3. Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63, New Haven coronavirus)
4. Human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E)
– and three, symptoms that are potentially severe:
1. Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV), previously known as novel coronavirus 2012 and HCoV-EMC
2. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or “SARS-classic”)
3. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), previously known as 2019-nCoV or “novel coronavirus 2019”.

COVID-19 symptoms range from mild to severe. It takes 2-14 days after exposure for symptoms to develop. Symptoms may include:

• fever (The Centers for Disease Control considers a person to have a fever when he or she has a measured temperature of at least 100.4 °F [38 °C])
• cough
• shortness of breath

Those with weakened immune systems may develop more serious symptoms, like pneumonia or bronchitis. You may never develop symptoms after being exposed to COVID-19. So far, most confirmed cases are in adults, but some children have been infected. There is no evidence that children are at greater risk for getting the virus.

Humans first get a coronavirus from contact with animals. Then, it can spread from human to human. Health officials do not know what animal caused COVID-19.

The COVID-19 virus can be spread through contact with certain bodily fluids, such as droplets in a cough. It might also be caused by touching something an infected person has touched and then touching your hand to your mouth, nose, or eyes.

How is a coronavirus diagnosed?

If you believe you have COVID-19, you should contact your family doctor immediately. Before going to the doctor’s office, call with your concerns. This will allow the office to collect information and offer you guidance on next steps. To diagnose you, your doctor may run tests to rule out other common infections. In some cases, your doctor may suggest you self-isolate to prevent the spread of infection.

Can a coronavirus be prevented or avoided?

Try to avoid people who are sick or meeting in large groups. Stay home if you are sick.

Cover your cough with a tissue or cough into your upper sleeve or elbow.  Do not cough into your hands.

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. Avoid touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. The Centers for Disease Control has issued travel advisories for several affected countries. If you are traveling to an area where the COVID-19 is present, speak with your doctor.

Coronavirus treatment

There is currently no vaccine or treatment for COVID-19. Symptoms of a coronavirus usually go away on their own. If symptoms feel worse than a common cold, contact your doctor. He or she may prescribe pain or fever medication.

As with a cold or the flu, drink fluids and get plenty of rest. If you are having trouble breathing, seek immediate medical care.

When possible, avoid contact with others when you are sick. If you have COVID-19, wear a facemask to prevent spreading the virus to others. The CDC does not recommend wearing a mask if you do not have COVID-19.

In December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak was reported in Wuhan , China. On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization (WHO) ,later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses . Some researchers have suggested that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market may not be the original source of viral transmission to humans.
As of 25 March 2020, there have been at least 21,181 confirmed deaths and more than 467,594 confirmed cases in the coronavirus pneumonia pandemic. The Wuhan strain has been identified as a new strain of Betacoronavirus from group 2B with approximately 70% genetic similarity to the SARS-CoV. [67] The virus has a 96% similarity to a bat coronavirus, so it is widely suspected to originate from bats as well. The pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions and nationwide lockdowns in several countries.

Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:

Afghanistan – 79 cases, 3 death

Albania – 146 cases, 5 deaths

Algeria – 264 cases, 19 deaths

Andorra – 188 cases, 1 death  

Angola – 3 cases 

Antigua and Barbuda – 3 cases

Argentina – 387 cases, 6 deaths 

Armenia – 290 cases, 1 death

Australia – 2,364 cases, 8 deaths 

Austria – 5,588 cases, 31 deaths

Azerbaijan – 87 cases, 1 death

Bahamas – 5 cases

Bahrain – 419 cases, 4 deaths 

Bangladesh – 39 cases, 4 deaths

Barbados – 19 cases

Belarus – 86 cases

Belgium – 4,937 cases, 177 deaths

Belize – 1 case

Benin – 6 cases

Bhutan – 2 cases

Bolivia – 32 cases

Bosnia and Herzegovina – 168 cases, 3 deaths

Brazil – 2,554 cases, 59 deaths

Brunei – 109 cases 

Bulgaria – 220 cases, 3 deaths

Burkina Faso – 114 cases, 4 deaths

Cambodia – 93 cases 

Cameroon – 70 cases, 1 death 

Canada – 3,404 cases, 35 deaths

Cape Verde – 3 cases

Central African Republic – 3 cases 

Chad – 3 cases

Chile – 1,142 cases, 3 deaths

China – 81,727 cases, 3,291 deaths

Colombia – 378 cases, 3 deaths

Congo Republic – 4 cases

Costa Rica – 177 cases, 2 deaths

Croatia – 418 cases, 1 death

Cuba – 48 cases, 1 death 

Cyprus – 124 cases, 3 deaths 

Czech Republic – 1,654 cases, 6 deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo – 45 cases, 2 deaths 

Denmark – 1,862 cases, 34 deaths

Djibouti – 11 cases

Dominican Republic – 312 cases, 6 deaths  

East Timor – 1 case

Ecuador – 1,211 cases, 29 deaths

Egypt – 442 cases, 20 deaths

El Salvador – 9 cases

Equatorial Guinea – 9 cases

Eritrea – 1 case

Estonia – 404 cases

Eswatini – 4 cases

Ethiopia – 12 cases

Fiji – 5 cases

Finland – 880 cases, 3 death

France – 25,600 cases, 1,333 deaths 

Additionally, the French territory of Martinique recorded 37 cases and a death from the coronavirus. Reunion has 45 confirmed cases, French Polynesia – 15, New Caledonia – 4, Saint Barthelemy – 3 and Mayotte – 11. The French part of the island of Saint Martin confirmed 4 cases while Guadalupe has 56 cases.

French Guiana – 18 cases 

Gabon – 6 cases, 1 death

Gambia – 3 cases, 1 death

Georgia – 73 cases 

Germany – 37,323 cases, 206 deaths

Ghana – 68 cases, 2 deaths

Greece – 821 cases, 22 deaths

Grenada – 1 case

Guatemala – 21 cases, 1 death  

Guinea – 4 cases, 1 death 

Guyana- 5 cases, 1 death   

Haiti – 7 cases

Honduras – 36 cases

Hungary – 226 cases, 9 deaths

Iceland – 737 cases, 2 deaths

India – 716 cases, 13 deaths

Indonesia – 790 cases, 58 deaths

Iran – 27,017 cases, 2,077 deaths

Iraq – 346 cases, 27 deaths

Ireland – 1,564 cases, 9 deaths

Israel – 2,369 cases, 5 deaths

Italy – 74,386 cases, 7,503 deaths

Ivory Coast – 73 cases  

Jamaica – 25 cases, 1 death

Japan – 1,307 cases, 45 deaths 

A total of 712 people on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama had tested positive for the virus. Seven people who were on the ship have died. 

Japan does not include the people on board as part of its national tally, in accordance with the WHO guidance. The national tally is 1,055 as of March 22, including 35 deaths.

Jordan – 154 cases 

Kazakhstan – 80 cases

Kenya – 25 cases

Kosovo – 61 cases, 1 death

Kuwait – 195 cases

Kyrgyzstan – 44 cases

Latvia – 221 cases 

Lebanon – 368 cases, 6 deaths

Liberia – 3 cases 

Liechtenstein – 51 cases 

Lithuania – 255 cases, 2 deaths

Laos – 3 cases

Luxembourg – 1,333 cases, 8 deaths 

Madagascar – 19 cases

Malaysia – 1,796 cases, 20 deaths 

Maldives – 13 cases 

Malta – 129 cases

Mauritania – 2 cases

Mauritius – 48 cases, 2 deaths

Mexico – 405 cases, 4 deaths 

Moldova – 125 cases, 1 death 

Monaco – 23 cases

Mongolia – 10 cases

Montenegro – 52 cases, 1 death 

Morocco – 170 cases, 5 deaths

Myanmar – 2 cases

Mozambique – 3 cases

Namibia – 7 cases 

Nepal – 3 cases

Netherlands – 7,437 cases, 434 deaths

Additionally, 5 coronavirus cases were registered in the Dutch overseas territory of Aruba, 1 more in Sint Maarten, while Curacao has 3 cases and one death.

New Zealand – 205 cases

Nicaragua – 2 cases

Niger – 7 cases

Nigeria – 46 cases, 1 death

North Macedonia – 177 cases, 2 deaths

Norway – 3,100 cases, 14 deaths

Oman – 109 cases 

Pakistan – 1,128 cases, 8 deaths

Palestine – 64 cases, including 2 in Gaza, 1 death

Panama – 443 cases, 6 deaths

Papua New Guinea – 1 case

Paraguay – 37 cases, 3 deaths

Peru – 416 cases, 7 deaths

Philippines – 636 cases, 38 deaths 

Poland – 1,051 cases, 14 deaths

Portugal – 2,995 cases, 43 deaths 

Qatar – 526 cases

Romania – 906 cases, 17 deaths

Russia – 840 cases, 2 deaths

Rwanda – 40 cases 

Saint Lucia – 3 cases 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 1 case

San Marino – 187 cases, 21 deaths

Saudi Arabia – 900 cases, 2 dead 

Senegal – 99 cases 

Serbia – 303 cases, 3 deaths

Seychelles – 7 cases

Singapore – 683 cases, 2 deaths 

Slovakia – 216 cases 

Slovenia – 528 cases, 4 deaths

Somalia – 1 case

South Africa – 709 cases 

South Korea – 9,241 cases, 131 deaths 

Spain – 49,515 cases, 3,647 deaths

Sri Lanka – 102 cases

Sudan – 3 cases, 1 death

Suriname – 7 cases

Sweden – 2,526 cases, 62 deaths

Switzerland – 10,714 cases, 161 deaths

Syria – 1 case 

Taiwan – 235 cases, 2 deaths

Tanzania – 12 cases

Thailand – 934 cases, 4 deaths

Timor-Leste – 1 case

Togo – 23 cases

Trinidad and Tobago – 57 cases 

Tunisia – 119 cases, 4 deaths

Turkey – 2,433 cases, 59 deaths  

Uganda – 14 cases

Ukraine – 113 cases, 3 deaths  

United Arab Emirates – 333 cases, 2 deaths 

United Kingdom – 9,640 cases, 466 deaths

Additionally, the British overseas territory of Gibraltar has registered 10 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Bermuda – 2, Montserrat – 1, Isle of Man – 1, Channel Islands – 32. Guernsey confirmed a single case while Jersey has 12. The Cayman Islands recorded 3 infections and 1 death. 

United States – 69,171 cases, 1050 deaths

The count includes 21 cases in the US territory of Puerto Rico, 6 in Virgin Islands and 15 in Guam.

Uruguay – 189 cases 

Uzbekistan – 56 cases

Vatican City – 1 case 

Venezuela – 91 cases 

Vietnam – 141 cases 

Zambia – 12 cases 

Zimbabwe – 3 cases.

Things to consider

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and nervous when thinking about Coronavirus (COVID-19). Here are some steps you can take to keep your stress under control.

Talk with your family doctor. Ask him or her what you should or shouldn’t be doing. He or she also may suggest ways you can help your kids deal with any stress they’re feeling, too.

Wash your hands frequently. This will help get rid of viruses and other germs on your hands. If you’re not near soap and water, use a hand sanitizer that contains between 60% and 95% alcohol.

Don’t touch your face, especially your eyes, nose, and mouth. These are the locations where a virus can enter your body.

Surgical masks are not effective at protecting wearers from respiratory illnesses like the flu or Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend wearing surgical masks.

Stay healthy. Eat a balanced diet. Get plenty of sleep. Exercise. Don’t use tobacco products or alcohol to deal with your stress.

Get your news from trusted sources. Make sure the online news articles you read are from a trusted news-based organization. Aside from your doctor, you can trust information from the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Surgeon General, and the World Health Organization. You can also rely on news presented by your local or state public health agency.

Don’t panic. You can do this by staying informed and knowing the facts

The virus has been detected in every country in the world, that is why we are being quarantined in order to save ourselves and our families. What the world needs right now is prayers. Don’t panic. You can do this by staying informed and knowing the facts.

Please guys stay safe and do the necessary things to help avoid or prevent this virus from spreading.

My name is Sufianu Amarachi Florence. I am 18 years old. A medical student from igbinedion university, okada. I started my journey in medical school in 2018. It was actually a tough decision,personal fear,opinions from friends,alot of discouragement from those I wanted the very best advice from…Coupled with I had to focus my whole mind on this one thing,Of course my parents were really excited,Y’all know how it feels to have a doctor in the family😎,I had to make them really proud,but first of all,this is all about me,How do I overcome those fears??The fact that I had to really fight through those 6/7 years kept running through my mind,Days passed by,Weeks And Months,And all of those fears vanished,It wasn’t easy coping with the environment,was hard to adapt with my introverted lifestyle,Making Friends wasn’t my thing,I’m not shy,neither am I proud,But that was my nature I guess….I love reading,yeah,alot,So Concentrating wasn’t a big deal,I just had to adapt with those around,Living with 2 different humans wasn’t a joke🤔,different personalities,upbringings and background,Nevertheless I coped,we did stuffs together,Reading,playing,Exploring in our field and all,but in between we had scratches,settled in days,Y’all know how girls could be. I got appointed as a class Representative, Excited but bothered,How on earth do I have to deal with the whole class??Sleepless nights,Thousands of messages needed to be responded to,Calls. All of these things,I had to deal with them,Coupled with my education. With time,My whole personality changed,I was stylishly shifting from my introverted lifestyle,I had no inner fear,didn’t bother about anyone’s opinion anymore because I already took my stand. No more Fears and regrets,I overcame all of them 😊.

After overcoming my fears and gaining my ground as an individual, I still had hurdles awaiting me(which is inevitable) 🤷‍♀️. I couldn’t let it affect me again, because I have made up my mind already. The question you might want to ask is, what is this hurdle?🤔 . The hurdle was my exams I had to pass well in 100 level. So apparently, in my school before you enter 200 level as a medical student, you have to pass through the phase of fear🤣🤣, i called it that because imagine being in the university as a fresher, with all the excitement, then boom on the first day of class, your lecturer comes to tell you how difficult it is to pass your exams, or the lecturers that come to encourage you on how to fail. It wasn’t easy back then, but according to one of my very good friends, she said and I quote “GOD DIDNT BRING US THIS FAR TO LEAVE US HERE”. So that was what kept me going, and kept me pushing all through my 100 level. 100 level was actually fun and stressful at the same time. I had a lecturer called “MAMA PHYSICS”, such a weird name I know right but she was really a very good lecturer even though you have to strain your ears to hear her. She thought me how to think outside the box, when a problem comes up, but the only thing every student fear about the woman is her exam questions😪😥, she sets question that ,makes you feel like there is nothing in your brain, but las las we still scaled through. Scaling through that phase was the best thing that happened to me in the year 2019, because so many things went through my mind(negative thoughts). But thank God for my parent, my friends, my pastor and all the other people that saw the best in me . So now I have started the life I signed up for a long time (the medical life). It’s not easy but as usual we gonna come out stronger .

JUST FOLLOW ON THIS JOURNEY AMD WATCH HOW WE MAKE IT BIG👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️…..❤❤

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— Oscar Wilde.

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