The coronavirus (from the Latin word “corona”, meaning crown or halo) is a virus, that causes illnesses like the common cold or more severe diseases, similar to the SARS and MERS.
The first outbreak of the disease was in the Chinese city of Wuhan and since the end of December 2019, it has infected more than 119,000 people and caused the death of 4,200 people worldwide, as the numbers continue to go up.
