Why coronavirus in Lebanon is no reason to panic

Why coronavirus in Lebanon is no reason to panic

Since the announcement on February 21 that the first case of the new coronavirus (officially designated COVID-19) had been discovered in Lebanon reactions have skewed toward the panicked and misinformed, with some schools closing indefinitely, Lebanese donning surgical masks or gloves in public, and the more extreme case as seen above.. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global health emergency at the end of January.. This new strain of coronavirus, named COVID-19 by the WHO, is another example that can cause a more severe illness than the common cold.. December 27: Dr Zhang reported the cases to the local Center for Disease Control.. In most people (81 percent), the symptoms are mild, including a cough, shortness of breath, and a low grade temperature that increases over time.. The death rate from the virus so far is between 2.3 to 2.7 percent of infected cases, meaning for every 1,000 people infected by COVID-19, 23 die due to the virus (although these numbers may change).. What is important to note is that most people infected by COVID-19 suffer symptoms very similar to a common cold-81 out of every 100 people infected.. The risk of infection in outside spaces is low,