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A Brief history COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is a new coronavirus. WHO first learned of this virus on 31 December 2019 after receiving reports on a cluster of cases of “Viral Pneumonia” in Wuhan, Peoples Republic of China.  Credits:  https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/long-covid-has-more-than-200-symptoms-study-finds-2487364 The Symptoms   The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are: Fever Dry cough Fatigue Other symptoms that are less common and may affect some patients include:   Loss of taste or smell, Nasal congestion, Conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes) Sore throat, Headache, Muscle or joint pain, Different types of skin rash, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhoea, Chills or dizziness.  Symptoms of severe COVID‐19 disease include: Shortness of breath Loss of appetite Confusion Persistent pain or pressure in the chest, High temperature (above 38 °C). Other less common symptoms are:  Irritability Confusion Reduced consciousness (...

  What is the Environment and why is it becoming such a big deal nowadays? In simple words, Environment is anything and everything around us, living or non - living. It could be your bedroom, a garden, a forest etc. The environment around us is constantly changing and sometimes, we don't even realise it.  Now the problem is that change can't always be necessarily a good thing. It can also be negative and in some cases harmful. So how is our environment changing and is it good or bad? To explain this, let's take a look a little further back in time.  Humans have always been very inventive and creative. For example, when fossil fuels were discovered, we realised that they could be used in various fields of work and daily life. This was a huge advantage for us and but at that time we didn't realise how it was slowly but surely changing the environment. The below-shown graph is a study of the air quality for almost a century. It was around this time when fossil fuels we...