In Depth - Coronavirus

China is struggling to contain the spread of a new virus .... that has claimed at least six lives so far since 31st December ... Almost 300 people have been hospitalised.
Worryingly enough doctors have confirmed that the infection is spreading rapidly among humans.
The outbreak has triggered memories of SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome ...SARS originated in China in 2002 .. By 2003 it infected more than 8,000 people and killed 774 in a pandemic that ripped through Asia
The present virus is called the Coronavirus .... It was first detected in Wuhan city that has cancelled the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, where hundreds of thousands of people were expected to attend .
Tour agencies have also been banned from taking groups out of Wuhan, even as Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered resolute efforts to curb the spread of the virus since Monday.
With one patient infecting as many as 14 medical staff in just one hospital, Chinese doctors believe the disease is spreading far more easily than it was thought previously.
On In Depth today we try to understand what is this Coronavirus ... the potential for its further spread... And other vital facts associated with it.

Anchor - Smriti Rastogi