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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
is defined as an illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly known as 2019-nCoV). It was discovered after an outbreak of respiratory sickness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
It was on March 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, its first such designation since declaring H1N1 influenza a pandemic in 2009.
Flattening the Curve
Because outbreaks of novel illnesses are unlikely to go away anytime soon, we must learn how we can prevent large outbreaks. Try out the simulation below to see how we can "flatten the curve" through vaccinations and social distancing.