Here's all you need to know about COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a viral infection that causes mild-to-severe illness in your upper respiratory tract (nose, throat, airways, lungs).

It is a disease that is pandemic currently with almost 3.5 million confirmed cases. The virus is highly contagious and the spread of the infection from one person to another is very fast. Not too much is known about the particular strain of this virus, however scientists, and healthcare workers are working around the clock to come up with treatment and a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus.