What is COVID-19?
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of what we now know as ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19). Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa.

Lets see how this pandemic has effected South Africa.
Meaning of Epidemic - it is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease or virus in a community.
Meaning of Pandemic - A pandemic is an epidemic of disease that has spread across a large region, like a country or the continents or worldwide, affecting a large number of people.

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