Coronavirus: how worried should the Maltese be?
The coronavirus is a disease that “ spreads more widely," however causes less deaths. The coronavirus was unknown to science just only a month ago. It appeared first in the city of Wuhan in China and so far has killed over 490 people and infected more than 23,000. The coronavirus is causing severe lung disease known as pneumonia . Those who are infected with this virus has reported that they suffer from coughs, fever and difficulty to breath. Also, in severe cases there can be an organ failure that can be fatal. Antibiotics to fight against this virus are not strong enough to defend against. Ebola, SARS and MERS are all types of viruses like the coronavirus that came from animals. The Ebola has killed around 11,000 people. Sars killed 750 and Mers killed 850. The coronavirus is a less killer virus than the others. The fatality rate of the virus is around two per-cent however the virus spreads easier from person to person rather than the other three. Unfortunat