CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India is among how many countries that have moved a proposal at the World Health Assembly to “identify the zoonotic source” of the coronavirus?
A
42 countries
B
52 countries
C
68 countries
D
62 countries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, has declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic (1). At a news briefing, WHO Director-General, Dr.

Detailed explanation-2: -March 11, 2020 After more than 118, 000 cases in 114 countries and 4, 291 deaths, the WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cluster of pneumonia of unknown origin was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 [1]. On 12 January 2020, Chinese authorities shared the sequence of a novel coronavirus termed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from some clustered cases [2].

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