Read the selection carefully The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new strain of virus first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019.

COVID-19 is known to target a person's respiratory system. Infected patients may exhibit symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, and in some cases, muscle pain sore throat.

Some patients may also be asymptomatic On March 11, 2020the World Health Organization (WHO) has characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic due to the exponential increase of the number of cases in more than 100 countries.

On March 16, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Philippines under a State of Calamity amid the threats posed by COVID-19.

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2. According to the text, what is coronavirus disease 2019?

3. Where and when this covid-19 first detected?

4. What are the symptoms of the coronavirus disease?

5. Why it was called pandemic COVID- 19

4. target a person's respiratory system. Infected patients may exhibit symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, and in some cases, muscle pain sore throat.

5. This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. While related, the two viruses are different.

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