Coronaviruses (CoV) is a large family of viruses. COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that causes illnesses from common colds to severe infections.

It is zoonotic, which means it is passed from animal to human. It is now well known that the disease can be transmitted from one person to another.

Common symptoms of infection include symptoms of shortness of breath, fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing.