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Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is an infection affecting the respiratory organs. The first case of the disease was reported in December 2019, and later, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared it as a pandemic. The disease had spread over the world with severe symptoms such as fever, tiredness, dry cough (World Health Organization, 2020).  People were advised to observe measures such as hand washing, sanitizing, keeping social distancing, and wearing face masks as a prevention measure since there was no vaccine for the new infection. The disease is highly contagious when one comes into contact with an infected person. The virus is transmitted through body fluids, for instance, saliva falling on eyes and mouth. The health institutions were required to...