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What is the coronavirus?

Coronaviruses are a large family of many viruses, causing symptoms ranging from a common cold to SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).

Where did the coronavirus come from?

According to experts, SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19) originated in bats, which is also how other coronaviruses that caused MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) and SARS started.

As SARS-CoV-2 spread during late 2019, it infected people who had no direct contact with animals, which led to the discovery that the virus spreads with human contact.

While the rate of COVID-19 spread has decreased significantly with more distributed vaccinations, the virus continues to spread throughout the world.