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Hi,i would like to know is the coronavirus one virus or mixed with other viruses as i been told by someone ?

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No: coronavirus is the name of a family of viruses, but each one can cause disease. coronavirus COVID-19 is one specific virus linked to the present pandemic, not a mixture of viruses

Answered 3/23/2020

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