KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF BASRAH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT COVID19 AT AL- QARMA LOCATION

Abstract

In late December 2019 a new (novel) coronavirus was identified in China causing severe respiratory disease including pneumonia. It was originally named Novel Coronavirus and The World Health Organization (WHO) advised the following language associated with the virus. The virus causing the infection has been named – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease caused as a result of infection is named – coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 has been categorized as an airborne High Consequence Infections Disease. SARS-CoV-2 is spreading between people globally and can be seen on the WHO situation reports dashboard.