Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that cause mild to moderate upper
respiratory infections, such as flu. Many people are infected with the virus, at least once their lives. To date, seven coronaviruses have been identified. Four coronaviruses are common and found in the world.
In 2019, a new strain of human coronavirus emerged, COVID-19.
Illnesses associated with this virus were first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and spread to other countries starting in January 2020. Indonesia itself announced the COVID-19 case from March 2020, and now has spread to many countries. This virus has infected more than 2.5 million people worldwide and killed more than 650 thousand people.
The main way COVID-19 is spread to others is when an infected person
coughs or sneezes. This is similar to how influenza is spread. The virus is found in droplets from the throat and nose. When someone coughs or sneezes, other people near them can breathe in those droplets. The virus can also spread when someone touches an object with the virus on it. If that person touch the face area like mouth, nose, or eyes the virus can make them sick. The virus can also be spread due to interactions with people who have been infected with the virus, which is the government issued regulations physical distancing and social distancing, and several countries whose populations have been exposed to the virus have governments issuing significant lockdown rules which means the application of quarantine to a certain area or region in order to prevent the movement of people, both in and out of the area, for certain urgent purposes which insist that not many inhabitants are infected.
There is much more to learn about the severity, and other features of this virus.