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About Corona virus: Corona virus  is the most talked about topic nowadays as people are concerned over the spread of corona virus. The corona virus got its name because it resembles the shape of a crown. The corona virus belongs to the SARS family (severe acute respiratory syndrome), which had also originated from China, around a few years back. Although, SARS and Corona virus belong to the same family of viruses, there are still some significant differences between the two. Some of these differences are as mentioned: Mortality rate for SARS was around 10%, however, for Corona virus, is less virulent with mortality rate is around 2.5 – 7.5%. Corona virus causes serious illness in 15- 20% of the patient.s Hence, around 1 in 5 people, infected from corona virus, have a chance of being admitted to ICUs and around 1 in 5 ICU patients have an increased probability of death. Corona virus is highly infectious as compared to the SARS virus as a single Covid-19 infected patient can tra...

    Corona virus is the most talked about topic nowadays as people are concerned over the spread of Corona virus. The virus has impacted almost all the countries across the globe and has been declared as ‘pandemic’ by W.H.O. It is important for all of us to be aware and have the right information at this point so that we are cautious and are not spreading the pandemic. However, multiple myths are spreading across the globe, about the disease. Let us talk about some of the myths and try to clear those out so that we are not spreading any wrong information or unnecessary fear among people. Myth 1: Corona virus can be killed with alcohol intake Clarification: No, this is not true as no studies are supporting the claim that alcohol can kill the virus or it can be a cure for corona virus. As the virus enters the respiratory tract of infected people, the intake of alcohol will be rather harmful than of any help. However, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is surely a disinfectant...