News & Awareness
Facts about Coronavirus
What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome […]
Social Distancing
What is Social Distancing Social distancing, also called physical distancing, is a form of non-pharmaceutical intervention, which downtrends the spread of contagious diseases simply by keeping people “apart” from each other. Why social distancing is important? It prevents contact between infected and uninfected individuals, resulting in reduced disease transmission and less deaths from fatal diseases. […]