Covid-19 not as deadly as other coronaviruses? Click to know why WHO says virus outbreak less toxic

News Bharati    18-Feb-2020 11:35:53 AM
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New Delhi, February 18: In a recent update over the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization on Tuesday has warned against blanket measures over the virus outbreak, pointing out the epidemic outside of China is only affecting a tiny proportion of the population. "COVID-19 is less deadly than other coronaviruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome", the organisation said calming the overall world plight.

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WHO officials while rejecting the suggestion that all cruises should be halted to avoid risking a new nest of infection like the one on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess off Japan, clearly said that the Covid-19 is not as deadly as other coronaviruses.

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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 73,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The outbreak has battered manufacturing and tourism across the region and led to multiple travel restrictions including for flights and cruises.

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Earlier WHO had declared a global emergency as the outbreak continued to spread outside China. "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries. The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems", WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said.
 
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Though the actual source of the coronavirus is not yet known, people across the globe are blaming the chickens to be at roots, while qualified doctors at China have snakes to blame for. Aligning to this India's poultry industry has lost Rs 13 billion in three weeks after speculation on social media, denting demand for chicken and nearly halving prices, say industry officials. Millions of small poultry farmers have been hit by a sudden drop in sales. Soybean and corn producers are also being affected with prices of both the commodities used in animal feed have falling up to 8% in the last three weeks.