Corona Prevention and Control- A Preview

  • Johnson M Nurse Manager in Armed Forces Hospitals Souther Region Saudi Arabia.
  • Chetty K Nursing Director AFHSR.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36437/irmhs.2021.4.1.B
Keywords: COVID-19, (MERS-CoV), 2019-nCoV, Corona Prevention, Control.

Abstract

Coronaviruses are enveloped non-segmented positive-sense RNA viruses belonging to the family Coronaviridae. The human coronavirus infections are mild, the epidemics of the two β-coronaviruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have caused more than ten thousand cumulative cases in the past two decades. There is a new public health crises threatening the world with the emergence and spread of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The virus originated in bats and was transmitted to humans through yet unknown intermediary animals in Wuhan, Hubei province in China during the month of December 2019.1

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Published
2021-02-09
How to Cite
M, J., & K, C. (2021). Corona Prevention and Control- A Preview. International Research in Medical and Health Sciences, 4(1), 8-22. https://doi.org/10.36437/irmhs.2021.4.1.B
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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): International Research in Medical and Health Sciences
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Articles