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In the previous blog we have learned about CoronaVirus - infection, mechanism, effects, preventive measures and raised a question. Well answer to that question has changed completely. WHY it is called as CoronaVirus ? Not being judgmental but sometimes looks defines name, same is the case with coronavirus-  It has a core of genetic material covered by an envelope with protein spikes that resemble a crown. In Latin, a crown is a "corona". It’s called a novel coronavirus because it’s new and hasn’t been detected in people before. CoronaVirus: A JOURNEY FROM EPIDEMIC TO PANDEMIC We have traveled half of it's journey in the previous blog, let's travel the other half. The World Health Organization ( WHO ) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a Pandemic , pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and the sustained risk of further global spread. Now the data have changed a bit, you c...