A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. The disease that the virus causes has been named COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019. 'Until this new coronavirus was identified, there were only six different coronaviruses known to infect humans. How does the virus spread? Examinations have revealed the coronavirus did not change much – changing is known as mutating – much during the early stages of its spread.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2020 18:55 UTC