Corona Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in Coronaviruses. Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and humans. Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing. Also avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.

A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 by the WHO. As of March 11th, the WHO declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging that the virus will likely spread to all countries in the world.

The objectives of Corona Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for coronaviruses and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to coronaviruses. What do you know about the novel Coronavirus that is causing a health emergency?

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• Opinion: Young People Can Lead the Charge in the War Against Coronavirus : Goats and Soda - NPR
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• Coronavirus Travel Restrictions and Bans Globally: Updating List - The New York Times
  Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:12 GMT
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  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:03 GMT
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  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:03 GMT
• Why Experts Are Urging Social Distancing to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak - UCSF News Services
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 07:00 GMT
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  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:21 GMT
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - IGNN
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• PRO/EDR> Methanol poisoning - Iran: counterfeit treatment for COVID-19
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:48:10 -0400
  Poisoning -- Iran
  Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian healthcare worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol [methanol, the most common industrial alcohol] over fears about the new coronavirus.
  The boy, now blind after his parents gave him toxic methanol in the mistaken belief it protects against the virus, is just one of hundreds of victims of an epidemic inside the pandemic

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• Geriatric Care during Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.
  
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