The Awareness of Causes and Prevention of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Among Secondary School Student in Adamawa State
The Awareness of Causes and Prevention of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Among Secondary School Student in Adamawa State
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study
In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases was discovered in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was subsequently shown to be caused by a new coronavirus (dubbed "2019-nCoV"). By January 30, 2020, China has recorded 9692 verified cases and 15,238 suspected cases across 31 provinces and cities. There were 1527 severe cases among the confirmed cases, 171 of which had recovered and been released at home, and 213 of which had died. In China, there were 28 verified cases ranging in age from one month to seventeen years (Ajazeera, 2020).
Coronavirus (CoV) is a member of the Coronaviridae family, which is part of the Nidovirales order. The four genera of Coronaviruses are -,...
