What is the new coronavirus?
Coronaviruses
are a large family of viruses that usually affect only animals. Some
have the ability to be transmitted from animals to people.
The
new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is a new type of coronavirus that can
affect people and was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan City,
Hubei Province, China. There are still many unknowns about the
disease it causes: COVID-19.