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Healt hcare workers participate in a mock drill for COVID-19 at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India
Image: Ajit Solanki/AP/picture allianceImage: Ajit Solanki/AP/picture alliance

Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses found in animals and humans. Different strains cause illnesses of varying severity from the common cold to SARS to COVID-19.