Is Nigeria Winning the Battle Against COVID-19

Is Nigeria Winning the Battle Against COVID-19

December 2019 birthed some pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. According to some laboratory findings, the sickness was caused by a virus called Corona Virus (COVID-19). The disease is a new virus linked to some family of viruses known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and was described as a deadly disease that causes serious respiratory conditions as well as influenza. The virus spreads primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes and by touching of contaminated surfaces. Some medical experts also explained that the virus is airborne and can be transferred from one person to another. The virus comes with symptoms like fever, cough, sour throat and shortness of breath. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia and breathing difficulties. Covid-19 has since spread across over 213 countries with 5,016,610 confirmed cases, 325,543 deaths and 1,979,490 recovered persons as at Wednesday, 20 May 2020.